Global Church News
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World’s best teacher recites Prayer of St Francis before US Congress
Sep 20, 2019
Brother Peter Tabichi, a Kenyan Franciscan, who in March this year, won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize has, this week, met US President Donald Trump. At a separate event, Brother Tabichi recited St Francis’ Peace Prayer before a session of the US Congress, at the Capitol, Washington DC.
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Quo vadis Spain? More people are dying than are being
Sep 20, 2019
The Bishop of San Sebastián wrote Sunday of the problems facing Spain as its birthrate is well below replacement level, and called on society to consider the implications of this situation.
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Theme song for international mission month is from Malta
Sep 20, 2019
A song created by Missio Malta, a contingent of the Pope’s international body of Pontifical Mission Societies, has been selected as the theme song for the upcoming Extraordinary Month of Mission 2019.
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The EMM is a time to announce and live the love of God
Sep 20, 2019
We are called to love others as Jesus our Saviour loved us. The love and joy that come from a missionary become viral and soon infect other people around us.
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Pope Francis: I say the same things John Paul II said
Sep 20, 2019
On the flight back from Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius yesterday, Pope Francis met journalists for a press conference. In response to questions, he spoke of the joy of the children he met and affirmed that the State has the duty to take care of families.
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Bring ‘new life’ to the Church in Mauritius, Pope tells Catholics
Sep 20, 2019
At Mass on the island nation of Mauritius Monday, Pope Francis urged Catholics to avoid worldly securities, to increase their zeal for evangelization, and to invite the young to be an active part of the Church.
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Pope urges bishops to defend common good in Madagascar
Sep 20, 2019
Pope Francis told Madagascar’s bishops Saturday that the Catholic Church should participate in public life in order to promote the common good and that the bishops should not be afraid to voice their opinions on matters in society.
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Timor-Leste’s first archbishop aims to unite faithful
Sep 20, 2019
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili as Timor-Leste’s first archbishop, 17 years after the country gained independence.
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Oldest woman living Filipino - 122 years
Sep 20, 2019
Francisca Montes-Susano of Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is the oldest living Filipino and most likely the oldest person in the world.
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India: Militant extremists attack Jesuit school
Sep 20, 2019
A crowd of around 500 militant Hindu extremists vandalised a Jesuit college in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand last Tuesday, 3 September.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan