Global Church News
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Work, Pray, Love: Archbishop Chaput's advice for modern Christians
Oct 22, 2014
Religious believers should acknowledge that they are now “strangers” in U.S. society, in part because of their own failures, but should nevertheless work for renewal and worship God with joy, said Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
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Nepal, an "audio-Bible" to bring Christ’s message to villages
Oct 21, 2014
A digitally recorded "audio-Bible" to bring the Christian message as many people as possible and "protect them from false religious practices".
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Synod: Different opinions in Working Groups, but also agreement on need for pastoral care for families
Oct 16, 2014
The Synod dedicated to the family in the context of evangelization, is focusing its attention on the problems that families face today, from "the beauty of marriage", to the situations of the divorced and same sex unions which effect all continents and not just Europe.
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Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo is optimistic about Fr Hanna, who continues his mission among Syrian Christians
Oct 16, 2014
Fr Hanna Jallouf, the Franciscan friar kidnapped by al-Nusra militias during the night between 5 and 6 October in the village of Knayeh, in northern Syria, and released in the morning of 9 October "handled his abduction relatively well.
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Why isn't Saint Joseph patron of families yet? synod father asks
Oct 15, 2014
The archbishop of El Salvador's capital city, who is in Rome for the Oct. 5-19 Synod on the Family, has proposed that St. Joseph be officially named patron saint of the family.
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Synod: "The desire for family" still alive, but "new pastoral programs" needed
Oct 14, 2014
In spite of the many signs of crisis, caused by factors ranging from economic hardships to the "growing danger posed by an exaggerated individualism", the "desire for family" is still alive, especially among young people.
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Pope appoints committee to draft Synod report; Synod fathers choose their own reporters
Oct 14, 2014
Pope Francis has appointed six prelates to a committee to help draft the final report of the Synod of Bishops.
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Synod: the challenges to the family a common concern for all Christians
Oct 13, 2014
The challenges and hopes that weigh upon the family unit are common to all Christians, beyond confessional differences.
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Americans help moderate synod discussions
Oct 13, 2014
The Synod of Bishops has begun breaking into small discussion groups, with Americans Cardinal Raymond Burke and Archbishop Joseph Kurtz serving as two moderators of the first round of discussions.
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Waiting for the decisive second half of the Synod on the Family
Oct 13, 2014
The Synod of Bishops on Friday entered its decisive second phase, with the formation of small groups which are to come to decisions which will be synthesized into the synod's concluding “relatio.”
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD