Global Church News

Ouellet letter: US Bishops’ vote on abuse reform measures was blocked to allow more discussion

Jan 03, 2019

A letter from Cardinal Marc Ouellet indicates that the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops had blocked the U.S. bishops from voting on proposals to address the sex abuse crisis in November because the congregation believed more time was needed to discuss the measures.
Kirill: Bartholomew no longer the ecumenical patriarch of all Orthodoxy

Jan 02, 2019

In a letter sent on December 30, the Patriarch of Moscow condemns the decision taken for autocephaly in Ukraine. Kirill challenges the authority of Bartholomew, as overly hasty. Allegations also to Filaret of Kiev and Makarij, "the adventurer".
Retired Bishop Mulvee of Providence, R.I., dies at age 88

Jan 02, 2019

Retired Bishop Robert E. Mulvee of Providence died Dec. 28 at the St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield, following a brief illness. He was 88.
Philippines probe terrorist link to New Year's Eve blast

Jan 02, 2019

Notorious rebel group denies responsibility for Cotabato bomb that killed 2, injured 34.
Spiritual direction: What is it, who needs it, and why?

Jan 02, 2019

Once thought to be reserved for the “interior castles” of highly mystical souls like St. Teresa of Avila, spiritual direction is today increasingly popular among Catholics of all vocations in the post-Vatican II age of emphasizing the universal call to holiness.
Catholic Charities strove to meet challenges of natural disasters

Jan 02, 2019

Hurricane, fire, flood and even earthquake, Catholic Charities agencies did their best to help thousands of their fellow residents through some of the worst natural disasters they had ever encountered.
UN chief has reasons for hope for 2019 despite “red alert” of 2018

Jan 01, 2019

In a message for the New Year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his hope for 2019, despite the “red alert” he sounded for 2018 still there.
‘God was always there’ for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s

Jan 01, 2019

For Thomas Rillo, it was the moment his wife could not remember how to use the computer.
Iraqi Christians and Muslims against grand mufti’s words of hatred and divisions

Jan 01, 2019

During Friday prayers, al-Sumaidaie said that it was "impermissible" for Muslims to celebrate Christmas or New Year. The Chaldean patriarch slammed such "rhetoric of hatred" that sows "divisions". In his New Year message, he calls for openness and deeper sharing.
Pope Francis prays for peaceful Congo vote

Dec 31, 2018

Pope Francis has prayed for those suffering from violence and Ebola in Congo, and is urging peaceful elections.