Global Church News
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Cardinal Czerny: A Journey of Prayer, Prophecy and Denunciation
Mar 09, 2022
The Prefect ad interim of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development departs on his journey to meet with Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons and those who assist them. In this article, published in the Jesuit publication "Aggiornamenti Sociali" he reflects on the mandate given to him by Pope Francis and on his task to bring closeness and solidarity.
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Major Archbishop Shevchuk thanks Pope for Angelus appeal for Ukraine
Mar 09, 2022
In his daily message to the faithful from Kyiv, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church expresses gratitude to Pope Francis for his strong words at the Angelus on Sunday condemning the war in Ukraine and praying for all those supporting Ukraine in this moment.
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Card Ranjith calls on UN body to help find truth and justice for Easter Sunday victims
Mar 09, 2022
Speaking before the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the cardinal called for an “impartial investigation” to discover “the truth”, describing the case as “a serious violation of the fundamental rights of the aggrieved victims”. For him, “a rand political plot” is behind the failure while attempts are made to discredit those seeking justice for the victims.
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Refugees dream of end of the war in Ukraine
Mar 09, 2022
The testimony of a refugee from Odessa, of her dispersed family and of her constant concern for her relatives left behind in Ukraine.
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Northeast India’s indigenous women express closeness with Ukraine’ women
Mar 08, 2022
On the eve of International Women’s Day, indigenous Miao women of northeast India’s Miao Diocese prayed for Ukrainian women and their children.
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British Ambassador: Neither hope nor peace is possible without the voice of women
Mar 08, 2022
British Ambassador Chris Trott speaks of the importance of promoting women as mediators of peace and dialogue, especially in light of the horrors occurring in Ukraine.
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Rite of Election in the midst of pandemic
Mar 08, 2022
With more than a thousand of positive COVID-19 cases in Kota Kinabalu over the span of a few weeks, KK Archdiocese decided to call off the original plan of gathering catechumens from 19 parishes under the Archdiocese for the Rite of Election on the first Sunday of Lent March 6.
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What does a woman really want?
Mar 08, 2022
An old question, first raised by Freud, is now calling for some surprisingly new answers.
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Catholic Bishop among 1,145 Christian martyrs of Korean War
Mar 08, 2022
The Catholic Church in South Korea has welcomed a report from a state agency that found more than 1,100 Christians including a prominent Catholic bishop were massacred for their faith by North Korean forces during the Korean War.
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Lent: Catechists in Karachi urged to be attentive to the needs of the poor
Mar 08, 2022
“For it is in giving that we receive” was the theme of a meeting organised by the archdiocese for catechism teachers, with a couple as an example of how to serve the marginalised.
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