Charities and the Not-for-Profit sector continue to be hit hard by the economic recession, with thousands of small US charities likely to close this year. In a new study released by the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), an organization that surveyed nearly 2,000 nonprofit organizations, 87 percent report the decline in the U.S. economy continues to Read more
Benedict XVI says he wishes for a greater focus ecumenism during his September visit to Germany. In a letter to the chairman of the council of the German Evangelical Church (EKD) he said “I have now told those responsible that in the land where the Reformation has its source, a stronger ecumenical accent is necessary,” He asked for Read more
After a flood of backlash, Apple has pulled the “gay-cure” app from its iTunes store. Over 150,000 people signed an online petition demanding that Apple remove the Exodus International iPhone app which claimed to help people with unwanted same-sex attraction to live a life congruent with biblical teaching. In a statement released on their website, Read more
Starting April 1, the Vatican’s penalty for money laundering and financing terrorism is prison. Having disappeared from canon law some time back, the penalty of prison was reintroduced last December 30. It will come into effect on April 1. Along with the prison sentence, there are a raft of new regulations to govern the Vatican Bank, Read more
Catholics are more supportive of gay and lesbian rights than the general population and other Christians according to a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute. The report also showed strong Catholic support for other gay rights issues with 73 percent supporting laws against workplace discrimination and 60 percent favoring adoption by gay and Read more
The nuclear disaster in Japan raises ethical questions about the future use of nuclear power according to Catholic scholars and other ethicists. The accident could be a “huge wake-up call” that “would give impetus to jump start research” in other energy technologies. While nuclear energy could be part of the solution to climate change because it does Read more
During his regular Angelus audience on Sunday, March 20, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of his “great apprehension” about military action in Libya and called on military and political leaders to protect civilians caught up in the conflict. “I am now following the latest events with great apprehension”, he asserted. “I pray for those who are Read more
The Vatican welcomed as “historic” a ruling by the European Court of Rights that said displaying crucifixes in schools in Italy did not breach the rights of non-Catholics. “It is an important and historic ruling,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement, adding that the decision “has been welcomed with satisfaction by the Holy Read more
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) should recriminalise prostitution and jailing men who pay for sex according to the Catholic Church in Canberra and Goulburn. The Church intends to lodge a submission to the enquiry into the Prostitution Act, and says ACT should follow the lead provided by Sweden. Archdiocesan spokeswoman for young adults Daniela Kesina Read more
Apple is under fire for approving a cure for Gay people, in the form of a iPhone App. The App by the organisation of the same name Exodus International has been widely criticised both for it’s functionality and content. “Just tried using it… but it kept crashing halfway through…guess I’m bi now.” “Boring app which Read more