Urgent action is needed to heal our wounded creation, Pope Francis and the world’s Orthodox Christian spiritual leader, Patriarch Bartholomew I said in a joint appeal to the world last Friday. Both Catholic and Orthodox churches marked Friday as a day of prayer for God’s creation. The two spiritual leaders say the world’s state of Read more
A priest called the guardian angel of refugees is under investigation for people trafficking. Mussie Zerai was nominated for a Nobel prize in 2015 for his compassion to refugees. For tens of thousands of desperate migrants, his cellphone number has meant the difference between life and death as their boats founder. He has been the Read more
The President of the Conference of European Rabbis says the Jewish rabbinic leadership has several common causes with the Catholic Church and improved relations will help improve collaboration on those issues. Read more
The heads of the Catholic and Orthodox churches will publish a joint message later today about caring for creation. Pope Francis says he and “our dear brother Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople” prepared the message together to mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Francis says their message invites everyone to Read more
Rome authorities are looking into whether refugees, migrants and other homeless people can be accommodated in houses confiscated from the mafia. City officials are mapping the confiscated real estate to see if any of it is suitable for temporary housing. The first census of 200,000 potentially available apartments is due by the end of October, Read more
A University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute survey has found women who practise a religion are less likely to know about the human papillomavirus (HPV) than women without a religion. Among a host of other diseases, HPV immunisation aims to protect young people from HPV infection and the risk of developing cervical cancer. Women who Read more
Same-sex marriage is alright. That’s the message put out by two of Australia’s elite Jesuit schools, St Ignatius’ College, Riverview and Xavier College. Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart is declining to comment on remarks made by the schools last week that seemed to support gay marriage. The Australian Bishops Commission for Catholic Education is also Read more
Pope Francis has asked Catholic politicians meeting in Rome for the annual International Catholic Legislators Network conference to create and apply laws that build bridges of dialogue between diverse political perspectives. This is particularly important when these laws aim to promote greater care for the defenseless and the marginalised, “especially towards the many who are forced Read more
A bishop in Spain has apologised in public after a priest allowed a Hindu deity, Ganesh, to be paraded through his church by the local Hindu community. The priest has since offered his resignation as the Vicar General of the diocese, which was accepted. Read more
Oldest Latin commentary on Gospels rediscovered
Thursday, August 31st, 2017A fourth century Latin commentary on the Gospels that has been missing for 1,500 years has been rediscovered in the Cologne Cathedral Library. The commentary was published in English this week. Read more
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