Global Church News

Catholic church vandalized in Liverpool

Aug 06, 2019

Merseyside Police are investigating the vandalization of St. Oswald's, a church in inner city Liverpool that had windows smashed and graffiti painted on it Saturday.
Seafaring charity calls for rights to be respected after Gulf tanker seizures

Aug 06, 2019

As another tanker is seized in the Gulf, seafaring charity Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), voices its concern and calls for the rights of seafarers operating in this region to be respected.
Fr Samir: As the needs of Mosul refugees grow, the hope of return withers away

Aug 06, 2019

Two years after the Islamic State’s military defeat, going home appears a distant prospect. There are still many needs, but aid and resources have been reduced. The Iraq issue and Mideast political and religious tensions have increased insecurity. Clergyman pleads “don't forget” because the disappearance of Christians will have tragic consequences for the region.
The 2019 Magsaysay Awards, Asia’s Nobel Prizes, announced in Manila

Aug 06, 2019

A musician from the Philippines, two journalists from Myanmar and India, and two activists from Thailand and South Korea contributed with “courage and creativity" to human development on the continent. The award ceremony is set for 9 September.
‘Connect Club’, a charity of former students of St. Benedict’s College in Colombo

Aug 06, 2019

The group, made up of former students of the La Salle institute, does not aim to finance large projects, but to create signs of solidarity: care for the elderly, sports equipment for a school, fresh paint for another, school kits. "Serving the needy beyond caste, race, religion, or ethnicity, there are innumerable ways to serve the Most High God."
Pope Francis prays for victims of shootings in U.S.

Aug 05, 2019

Pope Francis Sunday remembered the victims, and the families of the victims, of recent shootings in Texas, California, and Ohio, asking for prayers.
A letter to brother priests to encourage and support them

Aug 05, 2019

Pope Francis expresses his thanks for the daily service of so many priests who accompany the people of God in every part of the world.
Educating for peace in a multi-religious society

Aug 05, 2019

A joint document from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and of the World Council of Churches was published, entitled "Educating for peace in a multi-religious world: a Christian perspective". Card Gracias presented it to the Minister for Youth, Sport and Education of the State of Maharashtra. Educating for peace through a profound self-awareness, an openness to the other, a careful use of the media, an increasingly personal spirituality. The testimony of Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi.
National Missionary Congress: Baptized and sent out into the world

Aug 05, 2019

The event that will end tomorrow. It was born in preparation for the extraordinary missionary month of October 2019, commissioned by Pope Francis. The pontiff sends a message to the participants: "Baptism as a leaven in society, to carry forward the message of Jesus".
The White Rajah becomes real during visit to St Joseph’s Private School

Aug 05, 2019

The cast and crew of The White Rajah of Sarawak (TWROS) experienced the realness of their characters during the visit of Lady Roberta to St Joseph’s Private School (SJPS) on 1 August.