Global Church News
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Amid terrorism fears in Indonesia, heavy security planned for Christmas
Dec 09, 2019
Authorities in Indonesia are expected to deploy 160,000 security personnel to ensure Christmas and New Year’s celebrations safe, according to local m
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Justice and peace: Sharing the joy of Christmas with rich and poor
Dec 09, 2019
Bishop Gervas Rozario calls on the faithful to prepare themselves in spirit and body to welcome the coming of Christ. Advent is a “time of waiting and confession". He urges Catholics in tribal communities to celebrate with neighbours in accordance with their own culture.
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Cardinal Tagle is the new Prefect of Propaganda Fide
Dec 09, 2019
Cardinal Filoni becomes Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. The Archbishop of Manila succeeds him at the head of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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Bishop Baker: Ad limina inspires 'hopeful spirit' for renewal of Church in US
Dec 09, 2019
Birmingham’s Bishop Robert Baker said Friday there is a hopeful spirit about the renewal of the Church in the United States at the end of the latest round of ad limina visits with Pope Francis and other curial offices.
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Church now faces ‘Sheen dilemma’ in evaluating saints and their halos
Dec 09, 2019
Now that we know why the scheduled Dec. 21 beatification ceremony for the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been postponed, it raises broader questions about how we evaluate not only potential candidates for sainthood, but those who’ve already crossed the finish line, vis-à-vis the clerical sexual abuse scandals.
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Sheen beatification delay an act of 'sabotage,' Peoria official writes
Dec 09, 2019
After the Diocese of Rochester last week confirmed it had requested that the beatification of Venerable Fulton Sheen be delayed, a longtime Peoria diocese official is accusing the Rochester diocese of repeatedly “sabotaging” Sheen’s sainthood cause.
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Asian Cardinal heads office of evangelisation
Dec 09, 2019
Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, archbishop of Manila, Philippines, to lead the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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SAT-7 satellite TV beaming the Christian message of hope to a troubled region
Dec 08, 2019
A Christian Satellite TV network bringing hope, education and entertainment to millions of Arabic-speakers in 21 countries across the Middle East and North Africa, takes up the challenge of doing more for the suffering Christians in Iraq and in Syria.
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Tamil Nadu celebrates Capuchin friar declared
Dec 08, 2019
Friar John Peter Savarinayagam was a "model of holiness", with a continuous tension for the contemplative life. He dedicated his life to the poor and to the spiritual formation of seminarians. He is remembered for his serene smile, even at the point of death.
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Bishop Pizzaballa: Advent is a time of religious and spiritual revival in an uncertain climate
Dec 07, 2019
The Holy Land has "never before seen" such a political situation, which generates "instability". Rebuilding from ruins is strengthening a sense of community. Economic migrants to the Holy Land are "an integral part" of the life of the Church. Bethlehem is not only a place but an "invitation" to a different lifestyle.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan