Global Church News
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Papal nuncio urges Filipinos to live out Catholic faith
Apr 16, 2021
Faith is a gift that needs to be practiced and spread, he tells gathering marking first-ever baptism in Philippines.
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Priest's book documents history of Christianity in Bangladesh
Apr 16, 2021
Fr Rozario hopes his work will help young Catholics to understand five centuries of religious growth
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Anger as blasphemy case press conference is blocked in Pakistan
Apr 16, 2021
Church advocates say a false case against Christian nurses was registered under public pressure.
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St Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes
Apr 16, 2021
St. Bernadette Soubirous is the renowned visionary of Lourdes. She was born into a poor family in Lourdes, France, in 1844 and was baptized with the name Mary Bernard.
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UN: Myanmar heading towards war like in Syria amid a collapsing economy
Apr 15, 2021
Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls on influential states, like China and ASEAN members, to put “concerted pressure on the military in Myanmar”. For the World Bank, the country's economy will shrink by 10% this year. Fitch Solutions sees a failed state because of the military.
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Korean Church participates in vaccine sharing campaign promoted by Pope
Apr 15, 2021
The Catholic Lay Apostolate Council of Seoul and the Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation have joined the campaign launched by the Bishops’ Confere
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Chinese priest urges the Holy Father to heed the voice of orphans, the weakest and truest of the Church in China
Apr 15, 2021
Pope Francis and the universal Church are called upon to stop the closure of Catholic orphanages for mentally and physically disabled children. It is time to review the Sino-Vatican Agreement. After hopes were raised, everything is now being betrayed in the name of politics.
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Yangon, protests and prayers in the Burmese New Year
Apr 14, 2021
From April 13 until April 18, Myanmar is celebrating the Thingyan, the Burmese New Year, which is the most important annual holiday.
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Forming priests, a fundamental question for the future of the Church
Apr 14, 2021
The perspective of synodality "active participation of all the faithful in the mission of the Church". For women "an important role to play in the human formation of future priests". The issue of celibacy "must be addressed on the horizon of vocation". Clericalism "a danger for both priests and the faithful: it identifies the priesthood with power and not with service".
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Karachi’s new Archbishop Benny Mario Travas takes office
Apr 14, 2021
Cardinal Coutts welcomed the new archbishop who is taking over from him. Humility and love for those living on the margins will guide the new shepherd.
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Sunday Reflection
Third Sunday of Easter: Witnesses
Today’s Gospel reading is an Easter account from the Gospel of Luke. It begins with the events that took place on the evening of Easter Sunday, after Jesus had appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
