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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Women Church World: a title that in its seven years had taken aim at misogyny in the church, exposed the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican is working on a papal document that would establish procedures for Catholics to report bishops suspected of sexual abuse or […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Palm Sunday was this weekend, April 14, marking the last Sunday before Easter. The sacred Christian holiday commemorates the entry of […]
By Joaquin Flores, who is Editor-in-Chief of Fort Russ News, as well as the Director of the Belgrade based think-tank, the Center for Syncretic Studies. Flores explains that despite some […]
Pope Francis says the Catholic Church should support women’s rights Source: Washington Post Pope Francis said it’s time for the Catholic Church to acknowledge its history of male authoritarianism and […]
Ex-Pope Benedict contradicts Pope Francis in unusual intervention on sexual abuse Source: Washington Post By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli ROME — Breaking years of silence on major church affairs, Pope Emeritus Benedict […]