Recent Editorial

  • Francis is more than a revolutionary — a prophet

    Jan 29, 2016

    There is something about Francis’ pontificate that harks back to the “Gregorian revolution” of the 11th century; that is, a top-down reform against corruption.

  • A period of change in the Church

    Jan 29, 2016

    The Roman Catholic Church has always been cautious to speak of change, especially in these last couple of centuries.

  • The battle for dominion of Islamic world

    Jan 21, 2016

    There are two diverging forms of Islam — the Sunnis and Shiites.

  • Saudi Arabia and Iran

    Jan 21, 2016

    The emerging clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran has certain political and economic motives: differing positions on the issues of Syria and Yemen, competition in oil production, the struggle for power on the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf.

  • Anglican primates hold meeting to avert schism

    Jan 14, 2016

    The situation is very heated as 38 primates of the Anglican Communion gathered at a summit on Jan 11.

  • God abandons not

    Jan 14, 2016

    In his message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis began with a crucial reminder: “God is not indifferent!

  • What will tomorrow’s church be like

    Jan 14, 2016

    The present estimate of the number of Christian denominations is roughly 43,000, according to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

  • Quo Vadis – Bishops?

    Jan 08, 2016

    Of course the hierarchy is not the whole of the Church. Nevertheless, any opinion of one bishop or all the bishops either strengthens or weakens the C

  • Every act of mercy is divine

    Jan 08, 2016

    Mercy can only be relational; it is not an object or an idea; it changes both subjects involved; it is not subject to doctrinal definition.

  • The radical ecclesiology of mercy

    Jan 08, 2016

    There is the concept that change in the Church and Christianity means ‘progress’, whereby believers — both individually and as a community — increasingly behave more like followers of Jesus Christ and less like subjects of an empire or a firm.