Global Church News
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Historic Iraqi church to be rebuilt
Feb 19, 2020
The rebuilding of a Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS will begin soon, the U.N.’s heritage agency (UNESCO) announced last week.
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New Hong Kong Bishop to be announced within weeks
Feb 19, 2020
Priests in the Diocese of Hong Kong are expecting the announcement of their new Bishop within the next two weeks.
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Fr. Belisario, PIME associate: Our parish was robbed
Feb 19, 2020
Chandpukur's mission is located north of Rajshahi. Thieves stole the animals that financed the hostel. The little girls sleeping next to the stable unharmed. The thieves seemed well prepared. All motives are being examined, in addition to the economic factor. The mission hosts 300 poor children, including many orphans, and cares for people of all faiths.
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Syria: Displaced children caught between violence and freezing cold
Feb 19, 2020
Over half a million children have been displaced because of the violence and harsh winter weather in northwest Syria.
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Indian Catholic Church re-elects Card Gracias as president, Mgr Machado as secretary general
Feb 19, 2020
The Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India ends tomorrow in Bengaluru. “I am at the service of God and the Church,” said Archbishop of Vasai. Dialogue is the "way chosen by God to reveal himself to us".
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Bishops and aid agencies praise coronavirus response
Feb 19, 2020
American bishops and leaders of Catholic aid agencies have praised Vatican and U.S. responses to the coronavirus outbreak, and encouraged the faithful to stay informed about the disease.
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In new series, Pope Francis offers insights on the Nicene Creed
Feb 19, 2020
An Italian television station released on Monday the first in an eight part series of interviews designed to highlight reflections from Pope Francis on the Nicene Creed.
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First Mass since Reformation to be held in Swiss cathedral
Feb 19, 2020
The first Catholic Mass in nearly five hundred years will be celebrated at a cathedral in Geneva later this month. Mass will be said in the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Genève on Feb. 29, in a decision announced by the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg’s episcopal vicariate for the city.
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In last Sunday Mass as Philly archbishop, Chaput retires with gratitude
Feb 19, 2020
Archbishop Charles Chaput has been a diocesan bishop for 31 years. For most of that time, his people have known where to find him on Sunday afternoon or evening: hearing confessions and offering Mass in his cathedral.
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Coronavirus, missionary: Compassion, solidarity and sharing in the face of tragedy
Feb 18, 2020
The testimony of a PIME missionary in Hong Kong. "My thoughts go to empty churches, here in Hong Kong, Macau and in many cities in mainland China." "Working from home, schools and universities closed until March: all this increases the pressure and sometimes makes some people react in unreasonable ways".
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan