Pope, in candid speech, speaks of ‘exodus’ from the Church
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient […]
Palestinian Christians urge Pope to oppose wall
AFP | Apr 29, 2013 | 23:44 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Palestinian Christians near Bethlehem on Monday urged Pope Francis to speak up against an Israeli decision to build its controversial separation barrier on a route they say would cut off their community. “We cry to your Holiness with a feeling […]
Pope Benedict’s sudden retirement and St. Malachi’s prophecy
Source: Digital Journal By Eliott Elwas Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement from the papacy in February 2013. The Pope’s sudden retirement reminds many biblical eschatologists of St. Malachi’s famous prophecies for the 112 Catholic popes. Pope Benedict XVI retired on Thursday, 28 February 2013. He is the first pope […]
Easter and new pope: Good time to renew dialogue
Source: New Haven Register, Connecticut. By Dr Sohail Husain As a child, I looked forward to March and April. Because that’s when our local pharmacy would sell Cadbury Creme Eggs. Being a Muslim, I had no idea at the time that the eggs were a symbol of Easter or even […]
King of Jordan congratulates new pope on election – commits to work together on interfaith dialogue.
The Jordan Times Petra | Mar 14, 2013 | 21:31 Updated: Mar 14, 2013 | 21:31 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday congratulated Pope Francis I on his […]
No Holds Barred: Religious sexual repression and the Pope
By SHMULEY BOTEACH THE JERUSALEM POST Great crises often bring forth great men and it is my firm hope that the new pope will, with God’s blessing, rise to the occasion. Whoever the new pope is, he will have the chance to address the 900-pound gorilla staring down the Catholic […]
Catholics shocked as pope resigns, but little emotion
By Alexandra Hudson, Cristiano Corvino Story Summary Catholics reacted with shock on Monday to the sudden abdication of Pope Benedict, although the mood among many was one of respect rather […]
Some reactions to the Pope’s resignation …
From The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/11/pope-resigns-live-reaction Kate Hodal reports from the Philippines, the largest Catholic country in Asia, with roughly 76 million predominantly Roman Catholic followers (others are Aglipayan Catholics): The church is a huge but increasingly divisive force in the nation, a place where some 7 million Roman Catholics came out […]
Weigel on Benedict: “Realities of World Where People Live Much Longer”
Monday, February 11, 2013, 8:08 AM Matthew Schmitz | @matthewschmitz Transcribed from George Weigel’s interview on NBC News this morning: It’s a surprise, obviously. This hasn’t happened since 1296, which is 717 years ago . . . The pope then was Pope Celestine V. He was 85 years old, too, […]
Pope’s Christmas message says hope mustn’t die in Syria, Nigeria
By Philip Pullella The Daily Star, Lebanon VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict used his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday to say people should never lose hope for peace, even […]
Pope tells Abbas of hope for Mideast solution after UN vote
Epigraph: “And already have We (Allah) written in the Book of David, after the exhortation, that My righteous servants shall inherit the land.” (Al Quran 21:106) Reuters | Dec 17, […]
Why the Pope and Obama turn to Twitter
By Nilay Patel, Special to CNN updated 11:24 AM EST, Wed December 5, 2012 (CNN) — As a tech reporter, it’s my job to catch trends as they’re developing — […]
What the Pope will tweet and what I will tweet back?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/12/08/exp-pope-twitter-spokesman.cnn I am following Pope Benedict XVI in Twitter. He has some 24000 followers and is following some 200 accounts. I would […]
Pope opens a personal Twitter account
pope twitterSource: CNN By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor (CNN) – On Monday, the Vatican revealed the new personal Twitter account for Pope Benedict XVI, @Pontifex. The pontiff officially join millions of people around the globe on Twitter. The Pope will answer a question in his first tweet December […]
Seeking Ethical Foundations in Pluralistic World
Book Review by Atif Munawar Mir of the book “The Dialects of Secularization” What should be the main source of morality and law in a pluralistic world? In pre-modern times, religion was the source of morality and law. The members and leaders of religious societies would consult scriptures when formulating […]
Pope to send a delegation to Damascus: Vatican
Story Summary Pope Benedict XVI will send a delegation to Damascus to express his solidarity with the Syrian people, the Vatican said on Tuesday, as violence escalated with deadly air […]
Arabic makes debut at papal audience with eye on region
Reuters | Oct 10, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — Arabic made its debut as one of the official languages at Pope Benedict’s weekly general audiences on Wednesday as […]
Ex-papal butler convicted, sentenced to 18 months jail
REUTERS ARABBEWS Sunday 7 October 2012 VATICAN CITY: A Vatican court convicted Pope Benedict’s former butler of stealing sensitive documents and sentenced him to 18 months in prison yesterday, at […]
Heed the message
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI can only be hailed as a success. It achieved all its objectives, from the collective welcome and genuine enthusiasm he received, to the problem-free […]
Pope urges world to offer solutions to end Syria crisis
BEIRUT: Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass for hundreds of thousands of people in Beirut Sunday and called on the Arab countries and the world to propose solutions to […]