Are you unable to see the newsletter? Watch online Newsletter 29/12/2017 VATICAN CHURCH Cardinal Oswald Gracias speaks about the martyrs of Kandhamal, in Odisha State of India. In less than a week’s time ahead of Christmas, cyclones Urduja and Vinta hit the Philippines causing death and displacement in the east and south. For the first time in 50 years, Catholics and Protestants celebrated Christmas publicly in the streets of Myanmar’s capital city of Yangon. SAINTS The town of Mottola in Italy has re-discovered relics of its patron saint, Thomas Becket. WORLD For the 8th consecutive year, America tops the list with the highest number of pastoral workers killed. Go to the site www.vaticannews.va |