Interfaith prayer - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 18 May 2020 05:06:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Interfaith prayer - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope's words on interfaith prayer against coronavirus sparks controversy among Catholics https://cathnews.co.nz/2020/05/18/pope-interfaith-prayer-coronavirus/ Mon, 18 May 2020 07:50:06 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=127017 Pope Francis is being accused of "blasphemy" and "sacrilege" by some Catholics for participating in an interfaith prayer Thursday with Muslims, Jews and Christians, calling on God to end the coronavirus pandemic. The Abu Dhabi-based multifaith Higher Committee on Human Fraternity formed after the pope's historic visit in 2019 to the Arabian peninsula. Its nine Read more

Pope's words on interfaith prayer against coronavirus sparks controversy among Catholics... Read more]]> Pope Francis is being accused of "blasphemy" and "sacrilege" by some Catholics for participating in an interfaith prayer Thursday with Muslims, Jews and Christians, calling on God to end the coronavirus pandemic.

The Abu Dhabi-based multifaith Higher Committee on Human Fraternity formed after the pope's historic visit in 2019 to the Arabian peninsula. Its nine members came up with the idea to pray, fast and perform charitable works.

Aware of the potential controversy, the pontiff addressed the matter during his Friday morning Mass at the Vatican. Read more

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