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Originally published in npr Pope Francis is hoping to demonstrate the power of prayer next week when Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas join the pontiff at the Vatican for an exercise in peace building. Reuters describes his invitation to the two leaders to join him at […]
The pope’s imminent visit to Israel will rightly attract much attention. But two largely untold stories about global Christianity have the capacity to shake the world order. The first is the persecution of Christians in the developing world at the hands of Islam. Boko Haram, which has kidnapped more than […]
n Originally published in Fox News Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio’s Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day, hours after he chastised the Brazilian church for failing to stem the “exodus” of Catholics to evangelical congregations. Francis headed […]
Originally published in Christian Post Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76 of Argentina is the new pope to succeed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.Cardinal Jorge Mario. Bergoglio, who is the first non-European Roman Catholic Pope and the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, chose the papal name Francis. He has served as […]
By Tom Heneghan – Originally published in Charisma News The sex and power scandals haunting the Catholic Church look set to play a big role in meetings before next month’s papal election after two senior cardinals called on Tuesday for more internal debate about them. A leading support group for […]
When Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would resign at the end of this month, he not only got the attention of the whole world, but the whole world cared. Even detractors of the Catholic Church have to admit that is impressive. Reactions in Rome and around the world seemed […]
Originally published in Charisma News Pope Benedict said today he will resign on February 28 because he no longer has the strength to fulfill the duties of his office, becoming the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to take such a step. The 85-year-old pope said he had noticed that […]
Originally published in LifesiteNews.com In some quarters the bishop of Rome is considered infallible; in others, he’s considered irrelevant. Pop singer Lady Gaga told Europe 1 radio that Pope Benedict XVI’s views on marriage are meaningless. “What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world,” the […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph Pope Benedict XVI revealed his three Christmas wishes for this year, just before remotely switching on the lights of the world’s largest Christmas tree, reports Catholic News Agency. “When we look at it our eyes are lifted up, raised toward the sky, toward the world […]