Demystifying the Mysteries of The Shroud with Bruno Barberis
Source: Review of Religion The Shroud of Turin has been a source of fascination for the academic world for hundreds of years. The ‘alleged’ burial cloth of Jesus Christ (as) […]
Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision […]
The Friar Who Saved Christendom from Islam and Gave Us Cappuccino
Source: The National Catholic Register By Solène Tadié The Italian Capuchin who is said to have inspired the creation of the world-famous beverage was beatified by John Paul II in […]
Is Christianity dying; 70% don’t believe in Eucharist?
Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood of Christ Source: Pew Research Center Transubstantiation – the idea that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the body and blood of Jesus Christ – is central to the Catholic faith. But […]
Timeline Video: The Mary Magdalene Conspiracy
Suggested reading and viewing Resurrection did not happen, say quarter of Christians 65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross Three Videos: Debates about Jesus’ Crucifixion and ‘Resurrection’ Debate: Did […]
Pope encourages priests disheartened by sex abuse fallout
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday sent a new letter to priests worldwide offering encouragement in light of the global sex abuse scandal that has shaken the Roman […]
Ahmadiyya Islam and Christianity – An Interesting situation arising in Germany
By Zubair Khan, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Germany It was dawn 13.07.2019 which witnessed appearance of almost two dozens plakarts of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in the city of Bensheim […]
AP-North Carolina Poll: Americans rarely seek guidance from clergy
DETROIT (AP) — Timothy Buchanan says he never consults clergy about important decisions, but it’s not for lack of faith: He regularly attends a nondenominational Christian church near his home. […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
This post was originally made by Ghulam Ahmed Rabbi Author: Imam I. H. Kauser, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Australia 1. Why crucifixion? Jews wanted him to be killed through crucifixion, […]
24 Video lectures: The Great Courses: How Jesus Became God?
Source: The Teaching Company 24 lectures: Year Released: 2014 The early Christian claim that Jesus of Nazareth was God completely changed the course of Western civilization. In fact, without the […]
Pope seeks more freedom in theology, dialogue with Islam
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Why Pope Francis may open the door to married priests
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 in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
Vatican Opens Door to Limited Ordination of Married Men as Priests
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 […]
Why Catholics Are Up in Arms Over the “Hostile” California Confession Bill
Source: Slate By Ruth Graham The capital of California was named for a river that was in turn named for the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist. So it’s notable that […]
Americans See Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse as an Ongoing Problem
Source: Pew Research Center More than 15 years after U.S. bishops pledged “zero tolerance” for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, reports of previously unpublicized misconduct continue to receive wide media coverage. A Pennsylvania grand jury last year uncovered decades of sexual abuse and coverup by Catholic leaders, and […]
The US Catholic Church Spent 300 Million in a Year to Defend Against Sex Abuse
The US Catholic Church spent more than $300 million on abuse-related costs in 12 months Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Between June 2017 and June 2018 the […]
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
Source: NBC News By Corky Siemaszko The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, […]
Cardinal Pell’s lawyers seek to free convicted sex attacker on appeal
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Melbourne, Australia (CNN) Cardinal George Pell, who was once one of the most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church, could be released from prison this […]
Kenya Deciding To Overrule Compulsory Celibacy in Catholicism
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 in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
Newly released letters shine light on McCarrick allegations
(RNS) — A series of leaked emails has revived a long-simmering scandal involving defrocked Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, providing new evidence that the former archbishop of Washington, D.C., was disciplined […]