Category - catholic church

Scottish churches unite around plea for Israel-Palestine peace

staff writers — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:04:32 +0100

Congregations of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, the country's two largest traditions, are being encouraged to make 8 June a Sunday pledged to peace in Israel and Palestine.

Catholic leaders sceptical about Zimbabwe election run-off

staff writers — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:01 +0100

The Zimbabwean presidential election run-off is not credible without an immediate end to intimidation, violence and torture and deployment of reliable international election observers, the Catholic Church in the region says.

Cardinal calls for new dialogue between believers and non-believers

Agencies — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:37:09 +0100

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has called for an improved dialogue between believers and non-believers to establish the shared values of British society.

Churches, bio-ethics, hectoring and humility

Press Office — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:47:06 +0000

Whatever the different moral estimates of the issues involved in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, churches should not be seen to be using institutional hectoring to get their own way, s

Amnesty, abortion and the abuse of women

Amnesty International — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:59:32 +0100

There is a continuing row between Amnesty International and the Vatican over access to abortion by women who have been abused and raped. Here AI explains its policy and contests representations of it by some critics and campaigners.

Shock at archbishop’s condom poisoning allegation

staff writers — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:56:36 +0100

Anti-AIDS activists, including those working with church-backed groups, have expressed amazement at outrage about claims made by the head of the Catholic Church in Mozambique that some European-made condoms are infected with HIV deliberately.

Beijing's new Catholic bishop promises harmony between church and society

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:22:38 +0100

Beijing's new Catholic bishop, 42-year-old Joseph Li Shan, reported to have the approval of both the Vatican and the Chinese government, says he will help the development of a "harmonious society". Government officials in say religion can play an important role in building such a society.

Bishop doubts political will exists to resolve Sudan crisis

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:21:41 +0100

Despite the UN Security Council's vote to authorise up to 26,000 peacekeeping troops for Darfur, a Sudanese Roman Catholic bishop says he believes there is not enough political will to end the crisis in this troubled part of Sudan.

Catholic document a setback to unity, claims Protestant

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:06:47 +0100

A new document authorised by Pope Benedict XVI restating Roman Catholic views that Protestant denominations are not churches "in the proper sense" has been criticised as setting back the quest for Christian unity.

Pope gives backing to stem cell research on heart disease

staff writers — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:52:28 +0100

Pope Benedict XVI has encouraged a group of experts to search for heart treatments using adult stem cells, saying scientific experimetation should be encouraged, provided it is not to detriment to other human beings.