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Following Pope's example, Evangelical leader apologizes for hostility toward Catholics
Thursday July 31st 2014
Reacting to the address delivered by Pope Francis to a congregation of Evangelical Christians in Caserta, Italy, the head of the World Evangelical Alliance has said that just as the Pope apologized for Catholic hostility toward Evangelicals, Protestants in turn should apologize for hostility toward Catholics.
Almost 100 bishops to accompany Pope Francis to South Korea
Thursday July 31st 2014
Approximately 90 bishops from around the world will accompany Pope Francis on his visit to South Korea next month, the preparation committee for the papal visit said Monday.
124 Korean martyrs to be beatified by Pope next month
Thursday July 31st 2014
In what became known as the Chinsan incident, the two members of the nobility were charged with heterodoxy from Confucian norms, and beheaded.
Bishops' charge to US government: help Iraqi Christians
Thursday July 31st 2014
The U.S. bishops have urged the U.S. government to assist Iraqi Christian victims of persecution, while France has offered asylum to Iraqi Christians who have fled Mosul.
Pope Francis issues peace plea to all Holy See embassies
Thursday July 31st 2014
On behalf of Pope Francis, the Holy See sent a “nota verbale” to all embassies urging ambassadors to work for peace.
Malaysia’s Abrahamic moment
There is a famous anecdote in the Quran that tells of a man in search of his existential Master. He began his quest for answers b....
Getting to know Archbishop-elect Julian Leow
His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Fr Julian Leow Beng Kim, aged 50, as the new Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese. This new....SFI’s Chapel, a fine heritage
After some years of existence, things that surround us begin to be taken for granted and much that should be remembered is quietl....New Deacon Louis Chin Soon Teck ordained at Johor Bahru
Louis Chin Soon Teck, 55, from the Congregation of St John the Baptist, was ordained a deacon at the Cathedral of the Sacred Hear....Malaysia’s Abrahamic moment
There is a famous anecdote in the Quran that tells of a man in search of his existential Master. He began his quest for answers b....Muar parish embarks on interfaith goodwill visits
St Andrew’s parish embarked on a novel inter-faith programme when a 30-strong mixed group of parishioners, led by Fr Cyril Mann....
MH17 was flying only 300m above restricted airspace, say reports
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was flying 300m above restricted airspace when it was shot down over Ukraine, the Guardian reported....
Twist of fate as MH17 steward had swapped flights, his wife swapped out of MH370
In a bizarre twist of fate, Malaysia Airlines flight steward Sanjid Singh had swapped flights to fly on flight MH17 that crashed ....Following Pope's example, Evangelical leader apologizes for hostility toward Catholics
Reacting to the address delivered by Pope Francis to a congregation of Evangelical Christians in Caserta, Italy, the head of the World Evangelical Al....Almost 100 bishops to accompany Pope Francis to South Korea
Approximately 90 bishops from around the world will accompany Pope Francis on his visit to South Korea next month, the preparation committee for the....124 Korean martyrs to be beatified by Pope next month
In what became known as the Chinsan incident, the two members of the nobility were charged with heterodoxy from Confucian norms, and beheaded.
Cardinal Muller, in new book, renews argument against change in Church teaching on marriage
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, renews his argument against changes in Church teachin....
Approximately 90 bishops from around the world will accompany Pope Francis on his visit to South Korea next month, the preparation committee for the papal visit said Monday.
In what became known as the Chinsan incident, the two members of the nobility were charged with heterodoxy from Confucian norms, and beheaded.
The U.S. bishops have urged the U.S. government to assist Iraqi Christian victims of persecution, while France has offered asylum to Iraqi Christians who have fled Mosul.
On behalf of Pope Francis, the Holy See sent a “nota verbale” to all embassies urging ambassadors to work for peace.
In wake of two bombings this week in Nigeria, targeting both an Islamic scholar and a senior politician, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has called for greater proactive efforts to identify all violent groups.
The head of the U.S. bishops’ international justice and peace committee implored Secretary of State John Kerry to utilize U.S. foreign policy to address the “root causes” of child migration from Central America.
In an urgent message to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako has said that the UN “cannot stand by and be a witness to the ongoing atrocities committed against Christians” in Iraq.
Each year I write a column on suicide. Mostly I say the same thing over and over again, simply because it needs to be said.
There are few more insightful studies into the spirituality of aging than the late James Hillman’s book, The Force of Character.
Pope Francis had lunch with participants in an international economics seminar on Saturday, saying their efforts to bring the human being to the very centre of the economy avoids a “throwaway culture.”
For the past three years now, Catholic families in the Diocese of Green Bay and beyond have been marking their calendars for July 4, and not just because it’s Independence Day.
Forty-one youths and RCIA candidates from the various language groups of Good Shepherd Church, Setapak, were delighted to complete their sacrament of Christian initiation with the conferring of the Sacrament of Confirmation on 29th June 2014.
St John Paul II once said, “If children and young people can experience the priests’ and religious’ joy of being ministers of Christ, generosity in the service of the Church.
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Pope Francis is well on the way to achieving a total and radical reform of the Vatican’s finances. That became abundantly clear on July 9 when the Australian cardinal George Pell, the man he appointed to spearhead that reform, presented the New Economic Framework for the Holy See at a crowded pre....Focus