Global Church News

Cardinal Kikuchi calls for action, accountability on day of prayer for abuse victims

Mar 24, 2025

Cardinal Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo has called for greater accountability and solidarity with survivors of clergy sexual abuse, marking the Catholic Church’s annual Day of Prayer and Reparation for Victims of Sexual Abuse with a strong appeal for action, reflection, and change.
How one woman’s ‘vision from God’ led to helping thousands of lives in Ethiopia

Mar 24, 2025

In 2006, five young children arrived at a small, faith-based facility in northern Ethiopia for food, medical aid, and an education. Now, nearly two decades later, Grace Center provides extensive care and support to over 50,000 individuals yearly of all ages and abilities — all thanks to the vision that its founder says she received from God.
Education as a path to peace: Catholic order raises funds to restore Holy Land schools

Mar 24, 2025

An ancient Catholic lay order with members worldwide is leading a campaign to renovate and modernize dozens of schools in the Holy Land, an effort the group says is an important and concrete step toward peace in the region.
Cardinal Dolan explains why Catholics genuflect in church

Mar 24, 2025

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, explained one of the expressions of reverence Catholics make in church — genuflection — and why they make this sign.
Indonesian Catholic scribe receives severed pig’s head

Mar 24, 2025

Francisca Christy Rosana accompanied Pope Francis on the papal plane during his Asia-Oceania visit last year
‘Green Agenda 2025’ launched to push ecological justice in Philippine elections

Mar 24, 2025

Caritas Philippines president Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo has called on Filipinos to treat environmental protection as a moral obligation ahead of the 2025 elections.
Young men reaffirm faith and friendship in Church-sponsored building project

Mar 24, 2025

A New Mexico diocese is offering a unique opportunity for young men to affirm their faith and literally build up the Church in the American Southwest.
Shanghai Catholics rededicate two churches closed for decades

Mar 24, 2025

Catholics in the Shanghai diocese reclaimed two 19th-century churches when their bishop re-consecrated and dedicated them to St.Joseph, whose feast the Catholic Church observes on March 19.
Thieves target Catholic Church in eastern India

Mar 24, 2025

Raiders make of with tabernacle containing the Holy Eucharist and money from the donation box
On Word Water Day UN calls for action to preserve glaciers

Mar 23, 2025

As the UN observes the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, the organization marks World Water Day urging for climate action to protect this vital source of freshwater.