Reaction from Israel: New Pope Said to Have Good Relations With Argentine Jews
Arutz Sheva: The Roman College of Cardinals on Monday evening elected Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, as its new Pope. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I […]
“Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain” Cambridge University Study
Source: American University of Sharjah Experts at American University of Sharjah (AUS) and the University of Cambridge presented their insights based on the report Narratives of Conversion to Islam in Britain […]
Qur’an, Bible Clear Islam Misconceptions
Source: onislam. An American professor is highlighting similarities between the Noble Qur’an and the Bible as a way to clear misconceptions about Islam and Muslims in the world. “One of the things right off the bat that shocks Christians and Jews very often if they haven’t read the Qur’an much […]
Selecting a pope
Source: CNN Technically, any Roman Catholic male can be elected pope. But since 1379, every pope has been selected from the College of Cardinals, the group casting the votes at the conclave. Many of the cardinals are bishops and archbishops appointed by the pope to assist in religious issues. Some […]
Must Watch: History of World Religions in 90 seconds!!!
How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion […]
‘The Bible,’ 10-Hour History Channel Series, To Premiere March 3
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: The ten hour series is not available online yet. So I am providing some additional documentaries and reading materials here. Source: The Huffington Post One is best […]
Benedict XVI: 10 things about the Pope’s retirement
Source: BBC Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Thursday – the first by a Pope for more than 600 years – is forcing the Vatican to consider some unusual questions. Here […]
Pope Bids Farewell to Huge Crowds in Final Audience
Source: Jakarta Globe: Pope Benedict XVI waves from the altar during his last weekly audience at St Peter’s Square on Feb. 27, 2013. (AFP Photo) Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday admitted “stormy waters” during his pontificate as he held his last audience in St Peter’s Square before tens […]
Vatican reveals Pope Benedict’s new title
Source: CNN Pope Benedict XVI waves in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican in December 2012. Benedict, 85, announced on Monday, February 11, that he will resign at the end of February “because of advanced age.” The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415. Rome (CNN) — With […]
Should a disgraced archbishop help select the next Pope?
Source: The Economist: THE details will be wearily familiar to any observer of the abuse scandals that have rocked the Catholic church in recent decades. Priests accused of horrific crimes are treated by their superiors as victims, while the children who suffered at their hands are seen as administrative headaches […]
Scandals and intrigue heat up at Vatican ahead of papal conclave
Source: TOI The drumbeat of scandal has reached such a fever pitch that the Vatican secretariat of state issued a rare pointed rebuke on February 23, 2013. (AFP photo) VATICAN CITY: As cardinals from around the world begin arriving in Rome for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope […]
Christianity vs. Islam
Source: TheLibertyWeb. The main commonalities are that they both originated in the Middle East and also have common holy lands. They are both monotheistic religions, believing in just one personified God, and are religions that have just one supreme book of revelations in which their followers have recorded their absolute […]
Indonesia to Host Islam-Christianity Conference
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia will host a conference of Asian Muslim and Christian leaders from Feb. 26 to March 1, a report said on Wednesday. Under the theme “Bringing a […]
When a Pope Retires, is he still Infallible?
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 […]
Catholic Church faces brave new world
Source: Asia Times: By Francesco Sisci ROME – With a gesture that breaks with thousands of years of tradition, the Pope, usually considered a bulwark of conservatism in the world, has projected the Catholic Church into the third millennium and presented Western culture with a challenge. The West has been […]
The future of Catholicism Leap of faith
Source: The Economist: AS THEY mull over the details of his papacy—the gaffes, the cerebral pronouncements, the deepening scandals—some Vatican-watchers will struggle to position Pope Benedict XVI in the broad sweep of Catholic history. Does he mark the end of an era? The start of something new? Or was he […]
Cardinals Size Up Potential Candidates for New Pope
Source:Newyork Times. There is no formal nominating process for choosing the man to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, and campaigning for oneself is counterproductive. But the cardinals who will file into the Sistine Chapel next month to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church have been quietly sizing up […]
Lutheran Church members say that pastor “sinned” by participating in interfaith prayer
Editor’s note: The Headline has been changed by the Muslim Times. The Holy Quran says: 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 Him, and that some of us […]
Catholic linguistics
Source: The Economist: BENEDICT XVI became the first Pope to abdicate the papacy since 1415 when he announced his decision to retire at the end of February, saying that he is too old to continue. In many ways he has been a reformer. @Pontifex, the Pope’s official English-language Twitter feed, […]