Religions are too isolated from one another, and as such we fail to recognize that what hurts one hurts all. This is especially true in the modern world, characterized by increasing secularism, and by a global communications net in which … Continue reading
Reuters carries this report on the public statement by His Holiness on current affairs in Libya issued Sunday, March 27, 2011:VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict called on Sunday for the "suspension of the use of arms" in the Libya…
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel on Saturday and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often “illusory and deceitful.” The Pope told the gathering … Continue reading
On October 20, Pope Benedict XVI approved a plan wherein the Pope will issue an apostolic constitution, a form of papal decree, that will lead to the creation of “personal ordinariates” for Anglicans who convert to Rome. John Hooper of … Continue reading