VATICAN CITY: ARAB NEWS Saturday 23 March 2013 Pope Francis yesterday called for the Roman Catholic Church to “intensify” its dialogue with Islam, echoing hopes in the Muslim world for […]
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 […]
I chose to freeze the page on the day of his election for the benefit of posterity. From Wikipedia Francis (Latin: Franciscus, Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936) is the 265th[1] and current pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. In that role he is both the leader of the Church andSovereign of the Vatican City State. […]
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 […]
By DANIEL J. WAKIN VATICAN CITY – It begins with prayers chanted in an ancient language and ends with a tiny figure on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica unveiled […]
By Jason Horowitz, Published: March 8 VATICAN CITY — The College of Cardinals will convene Tuesday to begin the formal process of selecting a new pope to lead the world’s […]
Feb 28, 2013 – 21:31 The Swiss Papal Guards have marked the ofiicial resignation of Pope Benedict after seven years in office. In a symbolic gesture, the sentry closed the […]
Is the world ready for a black Pope? Many would say it has been ready for so long that it is growing a little impatient. Cardinal Peter Turkson, of Ghana, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
STORY SUMMARY Pope Benedict on Friday appointed the new head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland to succeed Cardinal Sean Brady, whose tenure has been plagued by scandal over […]
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Epiphany mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, in Vatican, on January 6, 2013. VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict on Monday urged the international community to end what […]
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 […]
No, I’m not talking about Bibliolatry. I’m talking about that time of the year when almost every Protestant goes into the woodshed and retrieves this: And this collection of plastic […]
SOURCE: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Vatican City, Dec 11, 2012 / 12:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An official for the Vatican’s Latin America commission has warned against a “gray pragmatism and mediocrity” that he believes has infiltrated Christianity in America. Professor Guzman Carriquiry, secretary for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, made […]
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 […]
The Vatican has long maintained a hardline stance against gay marriage, but over the last few days, the Holy See has intensified its anti-gay agitprop, vowing to fight LGBT marriage equality around the world. According to Reuters, the governing body of the Catholic Church launched an anti-gay media campaign over […]
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 […]
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 […]