Global Church News

Pope Francis urges two-state solution in first remarks to Israel

May 26, 2014

Late Sunday afternoon Pope Francis arrived in Tel Aviv, where he urged Israeli President Shimon Peres and other authorities to adopt a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israeli, Palestinian presidents accept invitation meeting at Vatican

May 26, 2014

Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that they have accepted Pope Francis’ invitation to join him at the Vatican for an encounter of prayer.
Dominicans turn to music, rosary to evangelize in DC

May 23, 2014

Music and the distribution of rosaries provided an opportunity to spread the Gospel for a group of Dominicans in the heart of the nation’s capital
Israeli parliament lauds John XXIII as example of unity

May 19, 2014

In an unprecedented session held earlier this week, members of the Israeli parliament praised St John XXIII for his efforts in improving Jewish-Christian relations, both before and during his pontificate.
Family cannot be done away with, archbishop tells UN

May 19, 2014

The family has a “unique character” that makes it a “patrimony for all humanity,” Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, told the United Nations.
Altar destroyed in arson attack on Catholic church

May 16, 2014

An arson attack almost destroyed the Catholic church of St. Mary of the Ascension, located in a rural area of Kinali district (West Pasaman) in Indonesia's West Sumatra province.
Cardinal O'Malley: reject indifference toward immigrants

May 16, 2014

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston called for a greater awareness of the situation faced by many immigrants to the U.S., as well as the need to reform a “broken and woefully inadequate” system.
Christians and Muslims united in Nigeria, says bishop

May 15, 2014

Boko Haram’s April kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls has brought Nigerians, as well as people across the world, into solidarity with each other across religious divides, one of the country’s bishops has said.
Exorcism conference trains priests in 'ministry of love'

May 14, 2014

For the ninth consecutive year, a group of experts met in Rome to train those interested in the ministry of exorcism – a rite hailed as a vital act of service in the Church Tuesday.
Masses, Adoration held across US in reparation for Harvard event

May 13, 2014

Catholics across the U.S. and around the world are gathering to hold Eucharistic Adoration and Masses in reparation for the re-enactment of a satanic black mass being hosted Monday evening by a Harvard University student group.