Global Church News

Unity Day amid the divisions of Orthodoxy and Russian society

Nov 05, 2019

Demonstrations in schools, squares, theaters drew a few hundred people. The burden of Putin's anti-pensions and anti-youth policies and schisms caused by the Ukrainian Church. Kirill speaks of the need to overcome all internal and external divisions and restore the role of international spiritual guide to Russia. The country's moral renewal to increase demographic data.
Great joy and expectation in Thailand for Pope’s visit

Nov 05, 2019

Pope Francis is making his 4th pastoral visit to Asia later this month. His upcoming 32nd Apostolic Journey, November 20 to 26, is taking him to Thailand and Japan. Italian priest Father Rafaelle Sandonà, a missionary in Thailand, speaks about what the papal visit means to the country.
Seven Priests ordained in one day in Malang

Nov 05, 2019

The new priests include two who are set to go as missionaries to Poland and the Amazon. The Catholic Church in Indonesia is enjoying a rise in vocations to the religious life. In recent decades, more and more Indonesian priests, religious and nuns have gone abroad.
Polish actress read Saint's diaries to prepare for film role

Nov 05, 2019

Kamila Kaminska, the Polish actress who played St. Faustina Kowalska in the new movie "Love and Mercy: Faustina," read the diaries her fellow countrywoman wrote to help prepare for the role.
South Sudan’s ‘Women of Courage’

Nov 05, 2019

Loreto Sister Orla Treacy, the recipient of a 2019 “Woman of Courage” Award, talks about her work in a remote area in South Sudan where she runs a boarding school for girls offering them protection, education, and the hope that one day, they too, will be included in the building of their country.
London’s Vietnamese Catholic community remembers refrigerated truck victims

Nov 05, 2019

The British authorities have confirmed that the corpses discovered in the south-east of England are all fellow citizens. Fr. Simon Nguyen: "The 39 have lost their lives seeking freedom, dignity and happiness". Msgr. Hudson asks for prayers for the traffickers, in the hope that "this tragedy has changed their hearts".
Colombian Bishops call for “3 minutes for peace”

Nov 05, 2019

All people of good will were invited to prayer in response to violence in the south-west of Colombia.
Iraq: 3 protesters killed outside Iranian consulate

Nov 05, 2019

Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 3 protesters in Kerbala on Sunday night, as they demonstrated outside the Iranian consulate.
Chinese authorities offer land for new church after demolition protest

Nov 05, 2019

Chinese authorities have offered a compensation to a Catholic community for the destruction of their church. The offer comes after parishioners barricaded themselves in the Church building overnight in protest of the demolition.
Activist says idea of ‘ecological sin’ boils down to, ‘We consume too much’

Nov 05, 2019

In recent years, Jubilee USA Network has won more than $130 billion in debt relief for some of the poorest countries around the globe inspired by Pope Saint John Paul II’s Jubilee Year call to stand in solidarity with the world’s poor.