Global Church News
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Theological significance of Act of Consecration explained
Mar 26, 2022
Pope Francis consecrates Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday afternoon. Father Stefano Cecchin, OFM, President of the International Pontifical Marian Academy, says "Peace is always born from God and therefore, conforming to the heart of She who loves Him immensely."
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Russian Catholics express ‘deepest trust’ in Act of Consecration
Mar 25, 2022
As the world prepares to join Pope Francis in consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Moscow says the Act of Consecration is an expression of Catholics’ trust in Mary as our mother in faith.
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Ukraine: A month as long as a century
Mar 25, 2022
On 24 February, the Russian military began its invasion of Ukraine, sparking a war that has disrupted the lives of millions of people and dramatically turned the clock of history back to the last century, to the time of the Cold War.
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Indian state forbids interfaith marriages, conversions
Mar 25, 2022
The northern Indian province of Haryana has joined other pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state governments in passing a legislative bill criminalising religious conversions.
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Churches in Kenya to resume at full capacity
Mar 25, 2022
As Kenyan authorities lifted remaining coronavirus restrictions, the Interfaith Council on COVID-19 also announced that places of worship could now resume full capacity. The Council further lifted time limits for the services.
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Filipino bishop formally takes helm of Japan’s Diocese of Sendai
Mar 25, 2022
Filipino Bishop Edgar Gacutan officially assumed his role as the new shepherd of a northern Japan diocese in a solemn ceremony held on March 20.
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Holy Week procession in Indonesian province cancelled
Mar 25, 2022
An Indonesian Catholic bishop announced the cancellation of the religious procession during this year’s Holy Week observance in the province of East Nusa Tenggara due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Oxfam shutters Cuba office due to financial issues
Mar 25, 2022
Oxfam has announced it will leave Cuba due to pandemic-induced financial problems that have led the organisation to shutter a number of its offices around the world.
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Indonesia aims to curb stunted growth in Christian area
Mar 25, 2022
The Indonesian government is looking at ways to combat stunted growth in Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province, which has the highest prevalence of the disorder in the country.
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Devastated Afghan girls leave school hours after reopening
Mar 25, 2022
Atiya Azimi was up all night packing and repacking her bag, feverish at returning to school for the first time since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. The joy was shockingly brief.
Sunday Reflection
Embracing the wisdom of the human heart
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr George Vaithynathan