Global Church News
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Sri Lankan shrine stands tall despite Dutch persecution and civil war
Apr 18, 2024
When P. Lilly Mary joined the golden jubilee procession of the statue of Our Lady of Madhu in 1974, Sri Lanka’s northern areas had not yet descended into a bloody ethnic civil war.
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Holy See urges solidarity and action for Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis
Apr 18, 2024
The Holy See emphasises the need for solidarity and urgent action in response to Ethiopia's humanitarian crisis, stressing the dire conditions of over 4.4 million internally displaced people and over one million refugees, along with severe drought, malnutrition, and economic difficulties.
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"Conversations in the Spirit” to help women strengthen their role in the Church
Apr 17, 2024
Mónica Santamarina, president of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organisations (WUCWO) speaks with Vatican News about the upcoming online eventorganised in preparation of the second part of the Synod on Synodality.
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Conference in Mexico City to explore philosophical vision, theology of Pope Benedict XVI
Apr 17, 2024
The International Ratzinger Foundation will hold the first international congress “Cooperatores Veritatis” (“Co-workers of the Truth”) at Pan American University in Mexico City from April 17–19 to explore the dialogue between Pope Benedict XVI — who would have turned 97 years old today, April 16 — and philosophical traditions.
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Greater public awareness needed to stem child slavery
Apr 17, 2024
Christoph Lehermayr of "Missio Austria" says consumers’ awareness and behaviour in developed countries are the first steps in fighting the scourge of child slavery and labour that affects millions of children across the world. In an interview with Vatican News marking the International Day Against Child Slavery, Lehermayr speaks of the work carried out by Church organizations to free children from bonded labour.
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CAFOD welcomes pledges to help Sudan and surrounding countries
Apr 17, 2024
The aid agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, CAFOD, welcomes EU pledges to support relief efforts in war-torn Sudan and neighbouring countries, but urges much more is needed to save millions at risk of famine due to the crisis caused by the civil war.
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Catholic sculptor readies monumental Stations of the Cross in Orlando, Florida
Apr 17, 2024
Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz told CNA that his monumental Stations of the Cross to be installed on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Florida, is the fruit of nearly constant work over the last three years and is expected to draw thousands of visitors once completed this fall.
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Cardinal Suharyo of Jakarta presents the Indonesia that Pope Francis will meet
Apr 16, 2024
In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta, Indonesia, looks forward to Pope Francis’ arrival in September, discusses his small Catholic flock on the largest Muslim country, coexistence among religions, and the witness of Asian Christians.
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This province in Italy ‘invests’ in children and families
Apr 16, 2024
“Italians are in danger of disappearing.” “The birth rate in Italy is at an all-time low.”
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Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonca: WYD are indispensable, even after 40 years
Apr 16, 2024
Forty years after the first worldwide gathering of young people in St. Peter's Square in 1984, a procession carrying the World Youth Day Cross recalls the many fruits of the initiative set in motion by Pope St. John Paul II.
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