Global Church News

Tradition and spirituality grace Bangladesh at Christmas

Jan 11, 2019

Christmas is a time of relaxation and joy for Susmita Ruga, a Catholic from the Garo tribe of predominantly indigenous Mymensingh Diocese in northeast Bangladesh.
Cardinal Bo mourns death of Asian liberation theology’s “giant”

Jan 11, 2019

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, head of the Catholic Church in Asia, on January 2 mourned the death of Jesuit Fr Samuel Rayan, hailing him as the “giant” o
What is it like to be a missionary in Mongolia?

Jan 11, 2019

When Francisco Javier Olivera was born, his mother offered him to the Virgin Mary, praying that he would become a missionary in Asia.
Chaldean Priest: A New Year of rebirth for Mosul

Jan 11, 2019

Fr. Paul describes Christmas celebrations in the former stronghold of the Islamic State. Liturgies on the Nineveh plain "crowded and vibrant". A new Archbishop in Mosul to rebuild the community, on a pastoral and social level. Christians and Muslims against obscurantism, ask for "dialogue and modernity".
Al-Azhar’s grand imam visits Coptic pope to offer Christmas tidings

Jan 11, 2019

Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb paid a visit on Wednesday, Jan 2 to the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo to offer tidings to Pope Tawadros II on the occasion of the Coptic Orthodox Christmas on January 7.
Cardinal Tagle at Black Nazarene celebration: Be a devotee, not a fanatic

Jan 11, 2019

Cardinal Luis Tagle of Manila told pilgrims at a popular annual procession in the Philippines to take caution against becoming “fanatics,” stressing that true devotion is about how one lives one's whole life, not a single day.
Film about the 'Great Evangelisers': Mother Teresa, Sr Rani Maria, Fr Constant Lievens

Jan 11, 2019

The documentary was screened at the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Latin Rite in Chennai. It presents the testimonies of those who met the evangelisers in person. Sr Rani Maria gave us "a purpose in life". Mother Teresa inspired the painter Ritu Singh.
Three million join “women’s wall” in Kerala to uphold gender equality

Jan 11, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of women lined up from one end of Kerala to the other to form a women’s wall on January 1 to uphold gender equality and renaissance values.
Christians in Israel grow (slightly) through immigration, educated and active

Jan 10, 2019

The data emerged from the latest report of the Central Statistics Department. There are about 175 thousand Christians today in Israel, equal to 2% of the population. The population increase of 2.2%. 78.5% of the 12-year-olds graduated from secondary education, just under 70% of the active population.
India’s Latin-rite Bishops' plenary assembly

Jan 10, 2019

The Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) is holding its 31st plenary assembly in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, January 8 to 14 on the theme, “The Joy of the Gospel”.