Global Church News
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Catholic shrine in Tamil Nadu opens breastfeeding room
May 19, 2023
Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child in her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands (Isaiah 49:15-16).
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Asian theology should consider local realities, heritage
May 19, 2023
Catholics in Asia need to renew their commitment to evangelisation by focusing on emerging regional realities such as migration and environment, while protecting Asian heritage and values, speakers told a gathering of Asian theologians.
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Washington Marian pilgrimage gathers Asian communities
May 19, 2023
Some two dozen Asian Catholic communities came together for the Asian and Pacific Island Catholics’ Marian Pilgrimage.
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Religious festivals turning into tourist attractions
May 19, 2023
Many towns and villages in the Philippines are now in the thick of celebrating Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May), a centuries-old Catholic festival in honour of the Virgin Mary held during the month of May.
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Franciscan Professor helping students ‘transform themselves and the world’
May 19, 2023
Brother Gregory Cellini, OSF, is the Director of the Office of Mission, Ministry and Interfaith Dialogue and an Adjunct Professor at St Francis College, Brooklyn, New York.
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Offering hope to youth offenders
May 19, 2023
ECHO aims to ensure the protection of the rights of juvenile delinquents, street and working children.
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Grandmother to cycle 1,000 miles to help grieve the loss of her children
May 19, 2023
Mavis Paterson from Galloway in Scotland will celebrate her upcoming 85th birthday on her bike, in honour of her three deceased children, according to the BBC.
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Priest buys, dedicates new cemetery plots for ‘lost sheep’
May 19, 2023
As the founder and chaplain of Our House Ministries in Philadelphia’s Grays Ferry section, Fr McKay — who grew up in the neighbourhood he serves — has worked with addicted and impoverished people for more than 40 years.
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The singer and the nun
May 19, 2023
Many are remembering how Harry Belafonte, who died April 25 in New York at age 96, was so inspired by the life ministry of Sr Thea Bowman that he had planned to make a film about her.
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Vatican presents its Jubilee 2025 preparations
May 19, 2023
Preparations for the Jubilee of 2025 are in full swing, as an estimated 32 million pilgrims are expected to participate.
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Sunday Reflection
Let us be guided by the Holy Spirit
One of the enduring images associated with Pentecost is that of Mary and the disciples of Jesus, gathered in the upper room, with tongues of flames lingering above their heads, while the Holy Spirit descends upon them like a dove.
