Historic Vatican accord with Palestine takes effect
Source: AFP and Yahoo News January 2, 2016 The Vatican signed the accord in June, just over two years after the Roman Catholic Church recognised the Palestinian territories as a sovereign state […]
Catholics shouldn’t try to convert Jews, says new Vatican document
Rosie Scammell | December 10, 2015 | 22 Comments VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has said that Catholics should witness to their faith but not undertake organized efforts to convert […]
Pope: Mercy trumps moralizing as he opens Vatican Holy Door
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that […]
Pope ends Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
Reuters International NOV 30, 2015 – 09:52 By Joe Bavier and Philip Pullella BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the […]
Vatican: ‘Lovely’ if pope makes Mother Teresa a saint in Holy Year but it’s too early to say
Source: Fox News VATICAN CITY – A Vatican official says it’s too soon to say if Mother Teresa will be made a saint during the 2016 Holy Year of Mercy. […]
Could Pope Francis bring together African Muslims and Christians?
The Pontiff has kicked off his African tour, arriving in Nairobi Wednesday. In Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic, he will address matters of poverty, corruption, and interfaith healing. By Cathaleen Chen, Staff NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Source: Christian Science Monitor Save for later Goran Tomasevic/Reuters View Caption “Grata Franciscus […]
Marriage and Annulment: When Will the Catholic Church Leave the Catholics Alone?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the contemporary world think of marriage and divorce as a personal matter between the husband […]
Video: Pope Francis and the Shroud of Turin
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The Vatican and Islam Messages of light and dark
The Economist — OVER the past 24 hours, senior representatives of the Catholic church have delivered some mixed messages about Islam. The leaders of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue issued a statement urging the two faiths to work together to ease human suffering, especially in war zones. “We thank the Almighty for […]
eDigest: Debate: Did Jesus Rise?
Epigraph: And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water.(Al Quran […]
Pope Francis Calls Clergy Sex Abuse "A Leprosy," Says Two Percent Of Priests Are Pedophiles In Eugenio Scalfari Interview
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 […]
Pope Francis Calls Clergy Sex Abuse “A Leprosy,” Says Two Percent Of Priests Are Pedophiles In Eugenio Scalfari Interview
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 […]
Pope Francis to meet sex abuse victims for first time
Source: TOI VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will meet victims of paedophile priests for the first time on Monday, as a Vatican commission moves to address the problem of clerical sex abuse in developing countries. Six victims from Britain, Germany and Ireland will talk with the head of the Roman Catholic […]
Vatican gives official backing to exorcists
Associated Press in Vatican City The Guardian, Wednesday 2 July 2014 13.38 EDT Head of International Association of Exorcists says Vatican approval is cause for joy for those who suffer demons Exorcists now […]
Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore
Source: The Huffington Post By Steve McSwain: Author, Speaker, Counsel to Faith-Based Organizations and Congregations, and a Spiritual Teacher That’s the title of a new book written by Joani Schultz and Thom […]
Pope Francis calls for big changes in Roman Catholic Church
Source: CNN “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security,” the Pope said Tuesday in a major new address. “I do not want […]
It was the embrace that melted hearts worldwide.
Source: CNN Pope Francis, pausing for a moment to pray and lay his hands on a man with a disfiguring disease. The man gently burying his head in the Pope’s chest, his many facial tumors visible. His encounter with the ailing man occurred in Vatican City on Wednesday at the […]
Boy steals show during Pope speech
Source: Dawn.Com. A young boy steals the show and upstages the Pope. Pope Francis was meeting Catholic families from around the world as part of ‘Family Day’ celebrations, when the child was captured by Vatican Television. The Pontiff was talking to residents from the Italian island of Lampedusa and migrants […]
‘Bling bishop’ meets with Pope for crisis talks
Source: The Local A big-spending Catholic bishop was called before Pope Francis on Monday, as speculation grows over whether he will be forced to resign for his high-roller lifestyle. More:
'Bling bishop' meets with Pope for crisis talks
Source: The Local A big-spending Catholic bishop was called before Pope Francis on Monday, as speculation grows over whether he will be forced to resign for his high-roller lifestyle. More: