3 Lessons From the Catholic Synod on the Family
What did Pope Francis and the delegates to the Synod on the family achieve after more than three weeks of deliberation? The final propositions of the Synod will not satisfy every person because of the...
View ArticleHistoric Vatican II Achievement in Jewish-Christian Relations Celebrated 50...
(Source: Archdiocese of Sydney) Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 28 Oct 2015 Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP with Jeremy Spinak, President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies following an...
View ArticleReflections on Laudato si for the Church of Scranton by Bishop Bambera...
(Source: Diocese of Scranton) cbb9c22b-475f-433e-9c29-e86156f22806.pdf OCTOBER 29, 2015 • THE CATHOLIC LIGHT 2 'Reflections on Laudato si' for the Church of Scranton' by Bishop Bambera In mid-August,...
View ArticleWhy Nostra Aetate Was A 'Miracle' For Catholic-Jewish Relations
ROME (RNS) The president of the World Jewish Congress on Wednesday (Oct. 28) hailed as a “miracle” a Vatican declaration signed 50 years ago that helped improve Catholic-Jewish relations. “Relations...
View ArticlePope gets signed cricket bat after Anglican-Vatican rematch
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis has received an unusual gift aimed at boosting relations between the Catholic and Anglican churches: A...
View ArticlePope Francis urges religious collaboration in marking anniversary
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis marked the 50th anniversary of the turning point in the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews and people of other faiths by calling Wednesday for...
View ArticleVatican Welcomes Leaders of Different Faiths, to Mark Key Anniversary...
(Source: Archdiocese of Sydney) Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 29 Oct 2015 It was 50 years ago, back in 1965 that the Catholic Church broke ground by starting a new chapter in its...
View ArticleOusting of Rome mayor shows Italy's resistance to change
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - The resignation of Rome's mayor over allegations he fiddled his dining expenses may at first sight suggest Italy is finally getting tough on corruption. In reality, his...
View ArticlePope offers pardon to scandal-tainted Legion of Christ
Pope Francis has granted a "plenary indulgence", or religious pardon, to the ultra-conservative Legion of Christ movement, mired in a paedophile scandal, provided its members perform acts of penance,...
View ArticleCatholic Church made lives of gay people hell, says sacked priest
A former Vatican official who was stripped of his post early this month after acknowledging publicly that he was gay and in a relationship, has renewed his criticism of the Roman Catholic Church,...
View ArticlePope's Words and Meetings Support Conscientious Objection (Liberty Counsel)
(Source: Liberty Counsel) Washington, DC - Despite a statement this morning by a Vatican official, the Pope's own words about conscientious objection being a human right and his private meeting with...
View ArticleWorld expects believers to work together for peace, pope says (Diocese of...
(Source: Diocese of Allentown) October 28, 2015 at 10:17 AM By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The world expects all people of religious faith to work with everyone for a better...
View ArticleSynod: Forces inside church working against reform
If anyone ever had any doubt that there are forces inside both the Catholic Church and the Roman Curia working against Pope Francis and his “reform process”, they need only look at events of the last...
View ArticleGay priest decries 'inhuman' treatment of homosexual Catholics
A Polish priest who came out as gay on the eve of a Vatican's synod on the family earlier this month has released to the BBC a copy of his resignation letter to Pope Francis. Krzysztof Charamsa accuses...
View ArticleAJC Meets Pope Francis, Addresses Vatican Conclave on Nostra Aetate Jubilee
ROME, Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC (American Jewish Committee) leaders, with Jewish representatives from around the world, met today with Pope Francis, following his address at the...
View ArticleChurch marks historic crackdown on religious hate
It was credited with revolutionising Catholic relations with Judaism: Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the Church's "Nostra Aetate" declaration which challenged religious prejudices and urged...
View ArticleHonours even as Vatican beats Archbishop's XI (The Anglican Communion)
(Source: The Anglican Communion) [ACNS] Saint Peter's Cricket Club - the Vatican's cricket team - beat the Archbishop of Canterbury's XI at an ecumenical match in Rome on Saturday. It is only the...
View ArticleIndisputable Facts of Kim Davis’s Private Meeting with Pope Francis (Liberty...
(Source: Liberty Counsel) On September 29, Inside the Vatican and Liberty Counsel both announced that Pope Francis met privately with Kim Davis on September 24. Since the announcement, there has been a...
View ArticleFacts About Kim Davis’s Meeting with the Pope (Liberty Counsel)
(Source: Liberty Counsel) Washington, DC - The facts about the meeting with Kim Davis have been told, but we will again set forth the details of the meeting with an additional fact. The meeting with...
View ArticlePope urges religious collaboration in marking anniversary
Pope Francis marked the 50th anniversary of the turning point in the Catholic Church's relations with other religions by calling Wednesday for greater interfaith collaboration in the face of religious...
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