When Evangelii Gaudium (the Joy of the Gospel) was released on November 27 of this year, media focused on the dominant element in the Apostolic Exhortation, namely the Pontiff’s challenge to the debilitating and growing divide between rich and poor. … Continue reading
The Al-Azhar University in Cairo – considered one of the most important centres of Sunni Islamic learning – has announced that Pope Francis has sent a personal message to the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al Tayyeb. The most important … Continue reading
Merton, Griffiths, and Teasdale by Kurt Johnson, Robert Toth, and Adam Bucko Father Thomas Merton, Father Bede Griffiths, also known as Swami Dhayananda, and Brother Wayne Teasdale – in the lives and legacies of these three interspiritual pioneers we find peacemaking is … Continue reading
Tradtionally, entries on the IRFWP site are devoted to advance and propogate positions supporting greater respect and collaboration among world relgions and bellievers. Occasionally this space also is used to inform about particular religions and beliefs in the hope that…
Continue readingThis articles examines the ideal of mutual respect, even appreciation among believers and people of conscience,Lent is a widely practiced time of reflection, repentance and renewal. Yet some Christians believe its observance is wrong. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/320413…
Continue readingDan Gilgoff ("CNN," July 8, 2011)The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, California, announced this week that it is exploring the possibility of buying the controversy-vexed church, which declared bankruptcy last fall."The Diocese of Orange does not currently have an adequate…
Continue readingThese horrors of abuse continue to haunt us with no signs of abating. But is the world of legal settlements sufficient to rescue us from our collective suffering? Read more at: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/308210…
Continue readingHARTFORD, Conn.–With the number of ordained priests declining nationwide, a Connecticut college is launching a master’s degree program to train lay persons to become parish administrators. Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell recently received the state Board of Governors … Continue reading
We humans are both physical and spiritual. Ideally these should function happily in harmony. Often they don’t. This war waged within is eloquently described by many religious greats through the ages, the apostle Paul in Romans 7:23 (“another law at … Continue reading