Global Church News
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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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Council of Cardinals commences April meetings in the Vatican
Apr 16, 2024
April 15 marks the start of the April working session of the C9 - Council of Cardinals, in the presence of Pope Francis.
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New York’s Cardinal Dolan ‘safe and secure’ after sheltering amid Iranian airstrikes
Apr 16, 2024
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is “safe” after he took shelter in Jerusalem as Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles over Israel beginning in the late hours of April 13.
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Catholics in Gaza are burying dead in Muslim cemeteries
Apr 16, 2024
The challenge is even greater for Christians, whose cemeteries are all in the northern part of Gaza, next to their places of worship. For those who die in the south, receiving a Christian burial is impossible.
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