Would Abolishing Priesthood Save the Catholic Church?
Abolishing the priesthood will not save the Catholic Church Source: Religion New Service By Rev. Thomas J. Reese, a Jesuit priest, is a Senior Analyst at RNS. Previously he was […]
U.S. Catholic Cardinal Favors Restricting ‘Large-Scale’ Immigration Of Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A century after his Irish ancestors arrived in America in pursuit of a new life, Cardinal Raymond Burke is lashing out at Muslims seeking […]
As Catholic-Jewish relations warm in Rome, they cool in Chicago
Source: Religion News Service BY Yonat Shimron and Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO (RNS) — During a standing-room-only speech at a Roman Catholic church in Chicago this week, Minister Louis Farrakhan attempted to […]
Abolish the Priesthood
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Sex Abuse Scandal Hits Dallas Cathedral
Source: Huffington Post By David Warren Police Raid Dallas Catholic Diocese For Documents On Sex Abuse Allegations The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests applauded investigators for digging into […]
Only 27% in Western Europe Believe in God of the Bible
In none of 15 Western European countries we surveyed do a majority of adults believe in God as described in the Bible: https://t.co/3v8Vku9Ak3 pic.twitter.com/nj59lPbK79 — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) May […]
Pope Francis Stops Hiding From the Church’s Sexual-Abuse Epidemic
Source: The Atlantic By Emma Green The leader of the Catholic Church has issued rules creating worldwide accountability for reporting allegations of abuse. But he still faces deep cynicism from […]
Pope Francis Urges Bulgaria to Open Its Heart to Refugees
Source: The New York Times By Boryana Dzhambazova and Jason Horowitz SOFIA, Bulgaria — Making his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis on Sunday pointedly appealed for care for migrants in one […]
Jefferson Bible, A Bridge To Modern Islam, Would You Care to Travel?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jefferson Bible, refers to one of […]
Women Can be Queens, Astronauts and Presidents but Not Deacons
Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination Source: AP ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Tuesday that an international commission of scholars has failed to reach […]
The Vatican editor who exposed the sexual abuse of nuns – and took on the Pope
Source: The Guardian By Angela Giuffrida On 26 March, Lucetta Scaraffia sent a letter to Pope Francis. She was, at the time, the editor of the Vatican’s glossy women’s magazine […]
Becoming Catholic in the Age of Scandal
Source: New York Times By Rick Rojas At Easter, thousands of people converted to Catholicism even as sex abuse allegations have rocked the church. On the night before Easter, a […]
As a Black Child, I Couldn’t Understand Why Jesus Had Blue Eyes
Source: New York Times By Eric V Copage I must have been no older than 6. I was in church in my hometown, Los Angeles. Parishioners fanned themselves to stay […]
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual body? […]
One church, two popes: why Catholicism is in crisis this Easter
The papacy Peter Stanford Pope Francis the reformer is being challenged by his conservative predecessor – who now has a far-right backing including Steve Bannon Sat 20 Apr 2019 […]
France’s Paradoxes, Embodied in a Cathedral
Source: The Atlantic By RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—It was the morning after the fire ravaged Notre-Dame, consuming its oak latticework and lead roof, damaging rose windows, toppling its spire. There was a […]
What Will the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire Mean for the Catholic Imagination?
Source: Vanity Fair BY JOHN CORNWELL The cathedral is at once an icon and a sacred place, and thus the response to Monday’s disaster is a crisis of faith […]
Every time I see a Cross, I am Reminded …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I work in a Catholic hospital and every time I drive to my work, I have […]
Did Jesus Die on Thursday or Friday?
The Day Christ Died — Was it on a Thursday or Friday? Source: Huffington Post By James D Tabor, Professor of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte […]
Here’s why Notre Dame cathedral is so important to Catholics worldwide
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke This week is Holy Week, when millions of Western Christians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus. Under normal circumstances, Notre Dame cathedral in Paris […]
