Global Church News

Death toll rises as Storm Boris Hits Europe

Sep 17, 2024

Central and Eastern Europe's death toll climbed to at least 14 on Monday as Storm Boris, accompanied by heavy rainfall and related flooding, ravaged the region. Romania and Poland are among the heaviest hit nations.
Oklahoma Bishop Emeritus Slattery, ‘man of deep faith,’ passes away at 84

Sep 17, 2024

Edward Slattery, the bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, passed away at age 84 on Friday following a series of debilitating strokes, diocesan officials said.
Time for the United Nations to recognize Taiwan

Sep 17, 2024

The UN Secretary-General’s office must adopt a strictly neutral position and stop buying into Beijing’s misrepresentations
Church in India introduces unique ceremonies to engage children in faith

Sep 17, 2024

The Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore has introduced a series of innovative catechetical initiatives aimed at deepening the faith of children.
Church, rights groups seek justice for Easter attack victims

Sep 17, 2024

They are demanding the winner of the Sept. 21 presidential poll set up an independent, impartial probe
Myanmar flooding death toll rises to 226

Sep 17, 2024

The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, as the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could be in need of help.
Catholic symposium in Hong Kong addresses gender identity and church doctrine

Sep 17, 2024

Religious leaders, academics, and medical professionals gathered at a symposium on gender ideology hosted by the Bioethics Resource Centre and the Holy Spirit Seminary College of Theology and Philosophy.
Colombo: Controversy over the use of children in the election campaign

Sep 17, 2024

A number of complaints have been made about the use of minors in propaganda for the 21 September vote. A worrying phenomenon in a country already plagued by serious problems on issues such as child abuse. Sr. Deepa Fernando: ‘Sri Lanka does not have a national framework for child protection: more attention and assistance is needed’.
Body of Armenian patriarch on path to possible sainthood returns to Lebanon

Sep 16, 2024

On Thursday, September 12, the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate held a grand ceremony in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square to welcome the remains of cardinal and patriarch Gregory Peter XV Agagianian from Rome.
The reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris

Sep 16, 2024

The massive project of restoring Paris’ Cathedral of Notre-Dame is due to reach completion in the coming months, opening its doors to the faithful on the evening of December 7.