Posts Tagged ‘Rivalry’

Appointment of rival kings disrupts church services

Friday, April 29th, 2016

The appointment of rival kings in Uvea, one of three traditional kingdoms in Wallis and Futuna, means the Catholic Church will not be joining in the traditional May Day celebrations there this year. Usually there is a Mass before customary celebrations attended by the king and top church dignitaries, but the Catholic church said it Read more

Opinion: The face of the Church marred by divisions and rivalry

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

As days pass since the announcement of Benedict XVI’s resignation, it becomes clear that his decision is one whose profound significance will only gradually become clear. Benedict is a teacher, a writer, a scholar, for whom words are never trivialized.  Vatican observers are listening carefully to each of his speeches, and watching every gesture and Read more