Is the celibacy of Catholic priests coming to an end?
Source: The Guardian BY Andrew Brown Pope Francis may consider ending the celibacy of the parish clergy, at least if local bishops want him to. That much seems clear from the confused […]
Catholic and Protestant leaders unite to mark start of Reformation
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Archbishop of Canterbury uses service to present joint declaration described as ‘sign of healing after 500 years of division’ An edition of The […]
THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM
Source: The New York Times By DAN BARRY TUAM, Ireland Behold a child. A slight girl all of 6, she leaves the modest family farm, where the father minds the livestock […]
Catholic Hospital Group Grants Euthanasia to Mentally Ill, Defying Vatican
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Oct. 27, 2017 5:30 a.m. ET VATICAN CITY—A chain of Catholic psychiatric hospitals in Belgium is granting euthanasia to non-terminal patients, […]
The war against Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian By Andrew Brown His modesty and humility have made him a popular figure around the world. But inside the church, his reforms have infuriated conservatives and sparked a […]
Half of U.S. Catholics say belief in God is not necessary to be a good person
Source: America Magazine BY Michael J. O’Loughlin For the first time, a majority of Americans—56 percent—say it is possible to be a good person without religious belief. And about half of […]
Was the Reformation a mistake? A Catholic and a Protestant debate
Source: Religion News Service By Matthew Levering and Kevin J. Vanhoozer Matthew Levering, a Catholic perspective In my book “Was the Reformation a Mistake?: Why Catholic Doctrine Is Not Unbiblical,” I […]
Martin Luther’s daring revolution: The Reformation 500 years on
Source: DEUTSCHE WELLE On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day, DW’s Klaus Krämer explains how Martin Luther’s publication of 95 Theses against so-called “indulgences” in the Catholic Church […]
The Catholic Church knew he was an abuser, but helped him get a job in public schools
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Rick Anderson Time and again, the record shows, Brother Edward “Chris” Courtney was accused of child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic schools where he […]
Catholic Mom Upset After Daughter Is Denied First Communion Over Pantsuit
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Cady Mansell is the kind of girl who loves superheroes, hates itchy skirts, and likes to put on lipstick and nail polish. The 9-year-old […]
“Why I Am A Biblical Unitarian”: A Conversation with Sir Anthony Buzzard
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Conservative Roman Catholic theologians accuse pope of spreading heresy
Source: Chicago Tribune Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. In a […]
Bishop Schneider: The Pope is not the ‘owner’ of Catholic truths
Source: Life Site By Dorothy Cummings McLean September 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — In a recent interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider said that some of the “ambiguous affirmations” in Amoris Laetitia are “causing a […]
Video: ‘I was abused by nuns for a decade’
Source: BBC Theresa Tolmie-McGrane says she was abused from the age of six at a Catholic-run orphanage in Lanark in the 1960s and 1970s. She describes more than a decade […]
Do you know what separates Protestants and Catholics? Many Protestants seem not to.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer September 13 at 7:00 AM Two open-air streams trickle west toward the Castle Church in East Germany where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses, sparking the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago. (Eliot Stein For The Washington Post) This year marks the 500th anniversary of the […]
Fired Catholic philosopher: Pope Francis’ teaching could ‘lead many souls…to hell’
Source: Life Site By Pete Baklinski GRANADA, Spain, September 6, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Renowned Catholic philosopher Dr. Josef Seifert said that a “strict obligation” to serving the Pope and the Church […]
Bannon breaks with Trump on DACA: Conservatives ‘are not happy with this’
Source: Politico By LOUIS NELSON 09/07/2017 08:18 AM EDT Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said he doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to end the DACA program and […]
First cathedral for Mother Teresa is consecrated in Kosovo
Source: Religion News Service By Valerie Plesch PRISTINA, Kosovo (RNS) — Twenty years after the death of St. Teresa of Calcutta, thousands of Christians and Muslims came together to celebrate the consecration, […]
The U.S. Catholic Church’s last major effort on racism was in 1979. Charlottesville woke it up.
Source: The Washington Post By Anthea Butler August 23 at 6:23 PM A young boy clasps hands while demonstrators and sympathizers hear a prayer as they continued to stand at a rope […]
Philippines drug campaign condemned by senior Catholics
Source: BBC News The head of the Philippines Catholic Church has criticised the government’s bloody campaign against drugs. Manila Cardinal Luis Tagle condemned “those who kill even the helpless”. Police […]