Global Church News
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Sudanese Bishop says country is fragile and the future is unclear
Aug 23, 2019
Sudanese Catholic Bishop Yunan Andali of El Obeid said his country has become too fragile, after months of protests in which demonstrators have been pushing for a civilian government.
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Environmentalists warn Dead Sea could disappear within 40 years
Aug 23, 2019
For the experts, it is a "unique geological phenomenon" that risks disappearing. Urgent intervention to slow down the lowering of the water and the progressive loss of the coast. Main culprits are mining companies, particularly on the Israeli side. The request for an international conference under the auspices of the United Nations.
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Church must be prudent judging Medjugorje apparitions
Aug 23, 2019
Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the Church must be prudent and not rush to any judgment on the alleged Marian apparitions there, said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation.
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One thousand flee as renewed fighting erupts in Myanmar
Aug 23, 2019
About 1,000 people have fled their homes and taken refuge at religious sites as renewed fighting erupted in Myanmar’s Shan State.
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Australian court dismisses Cardinal Pell's appeal
Aug 22, 2019
The Supreme Court in Victoria, Australia, has dismissed Cardinal George Pell's appeal, thus upholding the conviction announced in February in the trial of first instance for historical charges of child sexual abuse. The cardinal's lawyers have 28 days to file what would be a final appeal.
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Church commemorates 140th anniversary of Knock apparition
Aug 22, 2019
Wednesday August 21st, marks the 140th anniversary of the Apparition at Knock, in which the Blessed Virgin Mary; St Joseph; Saint John the Baptist; and Christ, as the Lamb of God upon the altar, appeared to townspeople in a small village in western Ireland.
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Pakistan’s religious minorities ask government for protection and rights
Aug 22, 2019
Pakistan’s religious minorities have submitted a 10-point memorandum asking Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government to adopt policies to safeguard the rights of minorities and women.
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Reactions to Australian Court rejection of Cardinal Pell’s appeal
Aug 22, 2019
The local Church in Australia and the Holy See react to the decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, on the dismissal of Cardinal George Pell’s appeal.
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Hong Kong student leader: Catholics have an important role in peaceful protests
Aug 22, 2019
As massive protests continue in Hong Kong, one student leader says Catholics have an important role to play in encouraging demonstrators to remain peaceful in asserting their demands.
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Jesuit superior general: Satan is a 'symbolic reality'
Aug 22, 2019
The devil, “exists as the personification of evil in different structures, but not in persons, because is not a person, is a way of acting evil.
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