Global Church News
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History’s greatest inaugural speeches
Jan 21, 2021
Having been a resident of Washington for 10 years, I was privileged to witness three presidential inaugurations. Despite the fact that the ceremonies were for representatives of different political parties, and the fact that one was a reelection, the same excitement permeated the air for each of them.
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Another priest missing in Burkina Faso
Jan 21, 2021
A Catholic Bishop in Burkina Faso is asking for prayers after the disappearance of another priest, whose vehicle was found abandoned earlier this week.
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Catholic leaders respond to Biden’s call for unity
Jan 21, 2021
Catholic leaders responded to new President Joe Biden’s call for national unity in his inaugural address on Wednesday.
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ACN launches new aid campaign for Syrian Christians in need
Jan 21, 2021
The Pontifical Foundation "Aid to the Church in Need" is continuing to support Christians in Syria with a new aid campaign.
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Religions for Peace Norway urges gvt to sign Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons
Jan 20, 2021
Religions for Peace call on the Norwegian Government to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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Children’s book chronicling saints’ lives shows they were ‘relentlessly human’
Jan 20, 2021
Serenely peering out from stained-glass or standing atop pedestals while piously presenting the instruments of their martyrdom, the saints can often appear otherworldly in church art.
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Joe Biden set to promptly reverse pro-life policies
Jan 20, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to promptly roll back pro-life policies the Trump administration put in place, NBC News reported on Monday.
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Time to heal wounds in the United States
Jan 20, 2021
Only a few hours remain before the swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C. of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, whose presidency, after the contested elections by Donald Trump and the dramatic assault on Capitol Hill, has the task of mending the rifts in the social fabric of America.
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Halki Summit IV: Focus on Covid-19 and Climate Change
Jan 20, 2021
“Halki Summit IV” takes place in a virtual format on the theme: “COVID-19 and Climate Change”.
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Cardinal Dolan: Right to religious freedom rooted in human dignity
Jan 19, 2021
Cardinal Dolan reiterates that the right to religious freedom is rooted in the dignity of the human person.
Sunday Reflection
Our lives should reflect the Spirit
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD