Pope sends aid to migrants stranded at the US border
Thousands of Central American migrants in Mexico are in need of assistance. By Vatican News Pope Francis has donated 500,000 dollars to assist migrants in Mexico. The funds, from the […]
Pope Makes History By Tapping First African American Bishop To Lead Washington, D.C.
Source: HP VATICAN CITY, April 4 (Reuters) – Pope Francis named the first African-American to the Catholic Church’s most senior U.S. position on Thursday, seeking to end a period of upheaval in a job whose previous two occupants were caught in sexual abuse scandals. Former Atlanta archbishop Wilton Gregory, 71, […]
Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope
Feb 9, 2019 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written his own “Manifesto […]
The Pope’s visit to the UAE today is the first step in undoing the damage caused by his predecessor
Today, nearly all of the UAE’s one million Christians are expatriates. But Christianity is not new to the country or the Arabian Peninsula Najah Al-Otaibi The Independent Voices Pope Francis’s […]
Secret adult male and female sexual relationships with priests have left some with ‘horrendous’ consequences
Joanne McCarthy Editors Pick Women and men in secret sexual interactions with Catholic priests are being asked to say ‘Me, too’ A WOMAN groomed for sex by the head […]
Time to end mandated celibacy for priests
Friday, January 25, 2019 As the Catholic Church continues to struggle with its child sex abuse problem, no one seems willing to consider or even mention one obvious answer: end […]
Pope Francis: Priest celibacy not ‘optional’
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 […]
Homosexuality at fault for sex abuse not Catholic Church, says German cardinal
Source: DPA/The Local; news@thelocal.de; @thelocalgermany 4 January 2019 One of the most senior German figures in the Catholic Church has controversially denied that sexual abuse was a problem in the […]
‘Celibacy is not a dogma’: German Catholic Church to examine practices
AFP news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 28 September 2018 Pope Francis speaking at the Vatican in 2014. Photo: DPA The German Catholic Church vowed Thursday a thorough look at its practices including the […]
How many divisions has the Pope got?
Mar 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jonathan Power This present Pope, Francis, is probably the most powerful man in the world, in the round. Stalin once asked when confronted with […]
Canada: Catholic School Sex-Education Plan Allows For Marital Rape
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley rejects a dangerous Catholic sex-education curriculum that questions the importance of “sexual consent” in marriage. Catholic schools in Alberta, Canada, are under intense scrutiny after releasing a sex-education plan that is soft on sexual consent in marriage and denigrates the LGBT community. The Canadian Press reports on […]
Jordan: Muslim youth take initiative to guard churches as Easter celebrated
By Suzanna Goussous – Apr 15,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Christians perform rituals on Palm Sunday in Amman last week (Photo by Hassan Tamimi) AMMAN — After the attacks on […]
Developments in Western Christianity from Martin Luther to Pope John XXIII
Apr 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Kamel Abu Jaber Martin Luther’s “opening” of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, to his followers caused Western Christians, initially Protestants and, five centuries later, […]
EXORCISMS: Driving out the devil in Switzerland
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43080614&locale=en EMBED CODE APR 3, 2017 – 17:59 Every year, about 1,400 people ask Swiss churches for help with exorcisms, and the number is growing. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The practice of ridding […]
Pope’s Egypt visit offers chance to improve Catholic-Muslim ties
Reuters International MAR 18, 2017 Pope Francis arrives during the penitential celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi(reuters_tickers) VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis […]
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Muslim Azerbaijan, Home to 700 Catholics
by REUTERS Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday for the miniscule Catholic community in Shi’ite Muslim Azerbaijan, urging the “precious little flock” to keep the faith and paying tribute to those persecuted during the Soviet era. The oil and gas-rich nation of about 9 million people bordering on Russia, Iran […]
In a country wary of migrants, Pope tells Poles to welcome refugees
Reuters International Jul 28, 2016 – Pope Francis gestures as he addresses the faithful during World Youth Days at Blonia Park in Krakow, Poland July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (reuters_tickers) By Philip Pullella and Wojciech Zurawski KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged young people on Thursday to welcome […]
Catholic Leaders Say Zika Doesn’t Change Ban on Contraception
Source : The New York Times As the Zika virus spreads in Latin America, Catholic leaders are warning women against using contraceptives or having abortions, even as health officials in some countries are advising women not to get pregnant because of the risk of birth defects. The challenge posed by […]
Catholic bishops ‘shocked and disturbed’ by abortion ruling
Source: The Irish Times Northern Ireland’s Catholic bishops have declared themselves “profoundly shocked and disturbed” by words used by a Belfast High Court judge in a landmark abortion ruling. Mr […]
Pope Francis in Africa: what should be on his agenda?
From the plight of refugees, religious extremism to gay rights, Global Voicessurveys the key issues likely to dominate the pontiff’s historic trip Kenyan children sing in front of a banner welcoming Pope Francis at a church in Nairobi. Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA Contribute with guardian witness Ndesanjo Macha for Global Voices […]