Global Church News
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Philippine Church caught unawares by divorce bill acceptance
Feb 16, 2020
A Philippine Church official has expressed surprise over the speedy acceptance of a bill in the country's parliament that would legalize divorce.
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Bangladesh spiritual gathering features religious folk music
Feb 16, 2020
A Catholic diocese in Bangladesh has featured religious folk music during an annual spiritual gathering as part of an effort to save this popular tradition from extinction.
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Historic Baltimore church building restored, but as a brewpub
Feb 16, 2020
So, stop me if you have heard this one: A priest walks into a bar - that used to be a church.
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Friendship tunnel will soon link mosque and cathedral
Feb 16, 2020
Many people probably thought that digging tunnels is just as good a way to build bridges in interfaith dialogue after Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave the green light yesterday to the construction of an underpass to connect Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque to St Mary of the Assumption Cathedral.
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Jesuit provincials demand an end to Nicaraguan harassment
Feb 16, 2020
Jesuit provincials have demanded that Nicaraguan authorities end a "campaign of slander and aggressions" against the Jesuit-run Central American University in Managua and its rector, Jesuit Father Jose Alberto Idiaquez, "as well as other institutions and people linked to the Society of Jesus in Nicaragua."
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This must be the decade for action, inspired by Laudato Si’
Feb 16, 2020
A speaker from the Vatican's Dicastery for Integral Human Development has told Justice and Peace campaigners in England and Wales that 2020-2030 should be a "decade for action", responding to "the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor".
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NGO opens zero waste store
Feb 16, 2020
An NGO working for clean environment in the Darjeeling Hills has launched its first “zero waste store.”
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Abu Dhabi marks interfaith effort a year after Pope’s visit
Feb 16, 2020
Interfaith leaders gathered on Monday in Abu Dhabi to mark one year since Pope Francis' historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula, a visit that saw leading Muslim clerics gather alongside the pope to promote co-existence.
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Australian Catholic, Muslim leaders make interfaith commitment
Feb 16, 2020
Australian Catholic and Muslim leaders have adopted an interfaith commitment statement on the first anniversary of Pope Francis and Al-Azhar Grand Mufti Dr Ahmed al-Tayyeb signing the Document on Human Fraternity.
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Catholics urged to show Christian love over the Coronavirus
Feb 16, 2020
Bishops of Vietnam have asked Catholics to live out the Christian faith to fight against the fast-spreading coronavirus by treating infected patients fairly and not seeking profits on health supplies.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan