Global Church News

Sri Lankan Bishops call on the faithful to celebrate a Christmas of charity for the poor

Dec 25, 2018

“The development of human beings can happen only in a society where there is mutual respect, justice and peace,” the Bishops’ Conference says in its Christmas message. “A sincere commitment by everyone is needed to create such an environment in our country,” they add. A Catholic leader juxtaposes the inn, symbol of extreme consumerism, to the manger, symbol of simplicity.
Like Diwali, at Christmas, Christ is the light for the lepers in Mumbai

Dec 25, 2018

The Vimala Dermatological Centre in the Versova is home to 60 patients. A student dorm of some 83 students is associated with the centre. The nuns help leprosy patients "forgotten by everyone”.
Death toll in Java-Sumatra tsunami reaches 281: Experts warn of another possible tsunami

Dec 25, 2018

Five districts have been affected – Pandeglang, Serang, South Lampung, Tanggamus and Pesawaran all in Banten and Lampung provinces. Vandalism, limitation of funds and technical difficulties caused the warning system to fail. The activity of the Anak Krakatau could trigger further submarine landslides.
Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic refugees wait to leave Lebanon

Dec 25, 2018

On the last Saturday before Christmas, a community of Iraqi refugees living in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut gathered together for the celebration
Fr. Brambilla: Christmas in the hospital, Muslims and Hindus will celebrate with us

Dec 25, 2018

The PIME regional superior manages St. Vincent Hospital in Dinajpur. A special meal will be offered to all patients, students and medical staff. Even the hospital "changes appearance" during Christmas. A retreat "to prepare spiritually".
Beijing, Christmas suffocated in the name of stability

Dec 25, 2018

The government is worried about economic growth and wants to increase social control. In the third quarter of 2018, the Chinese economy grew 6.5%, the weakest since the financial crisis of 2008. No celebrations and Christmas decorations at Langfang, Xian, Kunming and other cities. Christmas is a "foreign" and "dirty" celebration, it "pollutes" the spirit.
Beijing, Christmas suffocated in the name of stability

Dec 24, 2018

The government is worried about economic growth and wants to increase social control. In the third quarter of 2018, the Chinese economy grew 6.5%, the weakest since the financial crisis of 2008. No celebrations and Christmas decorations at Langfang, Xian, Kunming and other cities. Christmas is a "foreign" and "dirty" celebration, it "pollutes" the spirit.
Is anyone 'ready' for Christmas?

Dec 22, 2018

Christmas came- Christ came- no matter who was ready. There’s a reason for this. The reason is that while Christ warns us to be ready- ready for his coming, ready for our deaths, ready for our judgment- Christ also is the one who makes us ready.
Priest in Damascus: Celebrating Christmas to overcome the wounds of the war

Dec 22, 2018

Fr Amer, a Syro-Catholic priest, describes how the atmosphere in the Syrian capital resembles that of “before the war.” Parishes are crowded and streets are decorated courtesy of the municipality. Reconciliation requires solidarity with the poor Muslims of Ghouta.
Cardinal Bo grapples with the Rohingya “genocide”

Dec 22, 2018

Cardinal Charles Maung Bo will need all that “creative mission” that the Indian Archbishop Oswald Gracias, his predecessor, has granted him when passing down the guide of the Asian bishops starting January 1, 2019.