Global Church News
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Bishops push for religious freedom protections in adoption, foster care
Mar 13, 2015
With increasing pressure on adoption and foster care agencies to act against their religious beliefs, the U.S. bishops are pushing for legislation to protect them.
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Archbishop Romero’s beatification 'to take place on May 23'
Mar 12, 2015
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified in San Salvador on May 23, the day before Pentecost, according to the newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference.
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A milkshake for the Pope: One sweet way to support Francis in Philly
Mar 12, 2015
As the City of Brotherly Love prepares to host the next World Meeting of Families – and Pope Francis’ first papal visit to America – a restaurant has come up with a tasty fundraiser to benefit planning efforts.
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Lawsuit against national pro-life group dies at the Sixth Circuit Court
Mar 12, 2015
Ruling in favor of a national pro-life group, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a district court’s decision to toss out a defamation lawsuit brought by a former congressman.
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Italian bishop to offer Good Friday Way of the Cross meditations at Colosseum
Mar 12, 2015
The bishop who preached the final Lenten spiritual exercises for St. John Paul II has been chosen to prepare meditations for the Way of the Cross to be celebrated on Good Friday at the Colosseum before Pope Francis.
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Collecta Pro Terra Sancta: An opportunity to help christians in the Middle East
Mar 11, 2015
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, sent a letter addressed to bishops around the world regarding the upcoming 'Collecta pro Terra Sancta', the collection for the communities of faithful and places in the Holy Land.
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Nuns in Burma encourage empowerment of women, end to inequality
Mar 10, 2015
A community of women religious held a workshop in Burma's largest city over the weekend to mark International Women's Day, exploring sex inequality and women's rights in the southeast Asian nation also known as Myanmar.
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Touchdown! Notre Dame scores big on HHS mandate at Supreme Court
Mar 10, 2015
In a potentially groundbreaking decision, the Supreme Court nullified a federal court ruling against the University of Notre Dame on the HHS contraception mandate and sent it back for reconsideration by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Religious freedom increasingly at risk in India as new attacks are perpetrated against Christians
Mar 05, 2015
India's Christian communities have suffered new attacks, casting doubts over the status of religious freedom in the country.
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A global problem: Anti-Christian harassment around the world
Mar 04, 2015
Christian groups lead the world in a sobering statistic: they suffer harassment in more countries than any other religious group.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD