Category - catholic

Pope and Patriarch open the way to ground breaking meeting

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:32:08 +0100

After a visit to Russia, the Vatican's top official for Christian unity has said a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Alexei II of the Russian Orthodox Church is "possible". Such an encounter would be a first.

Catholic justice and peace body condemns Zimbabwe election commission

agency reporter — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:45:41 +0100

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can now no longer be relied upon as a "neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire", according a statement from the Justice and Peace Commission of the Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops' Conference.

Scottish Catholic bishops say morality is going from the media

staff writers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:10:39 +0100

In a message sent to all of Scotland's 500 Catholic parishes for the 42nd World Communications Day, Bishop Philip Tartaglia claims that "a fundamental disconnection between the provider and the consumer" has occurred in the media

Ex-bishop's election signals shift in Latin American politics

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:00:23 +0100

The election of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo as president of Paraguay is a further sign of a left-wing shift in Latin America, according to long-term observers of the region's sometimes volcanic political scene.

Cardinal seeks to keep pressure on Brown over embryo bill

staff writers — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:51:25 +0000

Controversial Scottish Catholic leader Keith O'Brien, accused of making intemperate and inaccurate remarks over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, has vowed to keep the pressure on PM Gordon Brown.

Killings in India expose caste divide among Christians

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:29:08 +0000

A deep-rooted caste divide among Christians in India's southern Tamil Nadu state has come to the fore after two Catholics were killed at Eraiyur due to police firing during a clash between upper-caste and Dalit church members.

Templeton winner demonstrates the complementarity of science and religion

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:02:49 +0000

Michael Heller, a Polish Roman Catholic priest and cosmologist whose intellectual and religious life has been grounded in the insights of of physics, cosmology, theology and philosophy, has won the 2008 Templeton Prize.

Northern Irish and US faith groups tackle environment, poverty and peace

staff writers — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:15:23 +0000

Faith groups in Northern Ireland and America have been seeking to learn from one another about making peace in the human and the physical environment together. Earlier this month a US interfaith group visited the province.

Cafe where you pray rather than pay opens in Croatia

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:58:36 +0000

A parish in Croatia has opened the world's first "prayer café" for young people, where food and drink can be purchased not with money but with prayers popular with Catholics, such as the Our Father (Lord's Prayer) and the Hail Mary.

Call for European churches council to include Catholics

Stephen Brown — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:39:50 +0000

The French cleric who heads the main grouping of Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant Christian denominations in Europe has proposed the creation of a Council of European Churches that would also include the Roman Catholic Church.