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Major conference on clerical abuse announced in Rome
June 19, 2011
Organizers revealed new details about an international conference on clerical sex abuse slated for February of next year in Rome. “We want to share the best practices ” in combating the issue, Fr. Hans Zollner S.J., Head of the Preparatory Committee of the Symposium, told CNA on June 18. “So we’ve invited speakers who are experts in the field of working with victims and also those who are experts in understanding the psychology of perpetrators.” 5050
June 19, 2011
Organizers revealed new details about an international conference on clerical sex abuse slated for February of next year in Rome. “We want to share the best practices ” in combating the issue, Fr. Hans Zollner S.J., Head of the Preparatory Committee of the Symposium, told CNA on June 18. “So we’ve invited speakers who are experts in the field of working with victims and also those who are experts in understanding the psychology of perpetrators.” 5050
10 Commandments causing trouble for school board
June 16, 2011
The Giles County School Board in Virginia is preparing for a long, costly court battle for approving to re-hang the Ten Commandments in district schools. After being pressured to remove the Commandments from school halls last December, the board elected in a 3-2 vote to put them back on display among nine other historical documents. "This particular display...has been upheld three times by three different courts of appeal decisions," reports Mat Staver of the Liberty Counsel, who is advising the board....
June 16, 2011
The Giles County School Board in Virginia is preparing for a long, costly court battle for approving to re-hang the Ten Commandments in district schools. After being pressured to remove the Commandments from school halls last December, the board elected in a 3-2 vote to put them back on display among nine other historical documents. "This particular display...has been upheld three times by three different courts of appeal decisions," reports Mat Staver of the Liberty Counsel, who is advising the board....
U.S. Homeland Security asks Jewish groups to be vigilant for terrorists
June 11, 2011
Jewish Federations are the first faith-based group to partner with the security agency in its campaign urging Americans to keep a watchful eye on others for potential involvement in terror crimes. Jewish Federations of North America officials met today at the White House with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The meeting, coinciding with the announcement of the Federation movement’s new partnership with DHS, was dedicated mainly to the state of threats posed to American...
June 11, 2011
Jewish Federations are the first faith-based group to partner with the security agency in its campaign urging Americans to keep a watchful eye on others for potential involvement in terror crimes. Jewish Federations of North America officials met today at the White House with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The meeting, coinciding with the announcement of the Federation movement’s new partnership with DHS, was dedicated mainly to the state of threats posed to American...
Christian parents convicted of neglect after relying on prayer to heal baby girl with ‘baseball-sized’ face tumour
June 10, 2011
An abnormal growth of blood vessels on her left eye could have blinded her. But Christian couple Timothy and Rebecca Wyland relied on faith healing instead of taking infant daughter Alayna to a doctor. Her condition has now improved under state-ordered medical care but her parents have been convicted in Oregon of felony criminal mistreatment. Alayna was born in December 2009 and developed the blood vessels that covered her left eye and threatened her vision. But her parents belong to unorthodox...
June 10, 2011
An abnormal growth of blood vessels on her left eye could have blinded her. But Christian couple Timothy and Rebecca Wyland relied on faith healing instead of taking infant daughter Alayna to a doctor. Her condition has now improved under state-ordered medical care but her parents have been convicted in Oregon of felony criminal mistreatment. Alayna was born in December 2009 and developed the blood vessels that covered her left eye and threatened her vision. But her parents belong to unorthodox...
Md. Episcopal parish to join Catholic Church through ordinariate
June 8, 2011
The small congregation of St. Luke’s Episcopal parish in Bladensburg, Maryland will join the Catholic Church through the Anglican ordinariate structure created by Pope Benedict XVI. “We welcome the St. Luke community warmly into our family of faith,” Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington said June 6. “The proposed ordinariate provides a path to unity, one that recognizes our shared beliefs on matters of faith while also recognizing and respecting the liturgical heritage of the Anglican...
June 8, 2011
The small congregation of St. Luke’s Episcopal parish in Bladensburg, Maryland will join the Catholic Church through the Anglican ordinariate structure created by Pope Benedict XVI. “We welcome the St. Luke community warmly into our family of faith,” Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington said June 6. “The proposed ordinariate provides a path to unity, one that recognizes our shared beliefs on matters of faith while also recognizing and respecting the liturgical heritage of the Anglican...
Exclusive: Santorum outlines campaign vision, says religion is essential to democracy
June 8, 2011
Introduced by his wife Karen and joined on stage by his seven children, former Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum officially launched his campaign for president on June 8 at a rally held at the Somerset, Pa. County Courthouse. “I believe now, that Americans now are not looking for someone they can believe in,” Santorum said referring to President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan, “Change You Can Believe In.” Instead, Santorum said, today voters are “looking for a president...
June 8, 2011
Introduced by his wife Karen and joined on stage by his seven children, former Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum officially launched his campaign for president on June 8 at a rally held at the Somerset, Pa. County Courthouse. “I believe now, that Americans now are not looking for someone they can believe in,” Santorum said referring to President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan, “Change You Can Believe In.” Instead, Santorum said, today voters are “looking for a president...
Church and state cross at New Jersey high school graduation
June 6, 2011
In an admirable if slightly absurd effort to avoid liturgy and litigation, Church and State reached a compromise that will allow Neptune High School’s Class of 2011 to graduate June 17 inside a church building. Neptune (N.J.) school district officials will cover electric signs that read “Holiness to the Lord” and “So be ye Holy.” And they will remove all hymns, prayers and religious content from the ceremony,...
June 6, 2011
In an admirable if slightly absurd effort to avoid liturgy and litigation, Church and State reached a compromise that will allow Neptune High School’s Class of 2011 to graduate June 17 inside a church building. Neptune (N.J.) school district officials will cover electric signs that read “Holiness to the Lord” and “So be ye Holy.” And they will remove all hymns, prayers and religious content from the ceremony,...
Vatican crackdown at Rome’s Playboy Mansion-style monastery
May 27, 2011
A controversial monastery in Rome – the scene of performances by lap-dancing nuns and "lifestyles that were probably not in keeping with that of a monk" – has been closed down on the orders of the Pope. The Santa Croce in Gerusalemme basilica, home to nuns and monks of the Cistercian order, is one of the oldest and most prestigious complexes of the Catholic Church and dates from the 4th century. It is thought to house important relics from the Holy Land. However in modern times it had been...
May 27, 2011
A controversial monastery in Rome – the scene of performances by lap-dancing nuns and "lifestyles that were probably not in keeping with that of a monk" – has been closed down on the orders of the Pope. The Santa Croce in Gerusalemme basilica, home to nuns and monks of the Cistercian order, is one of the oldest and most prestigious complexes of the Catholic Church and dates from the 4th century. It is thought to house important relics from the Holy Land. However in modern times it had been...
Archbishop allows freemason to be bishop
May 18, 2011
Dr Rowan Williams named the Rev Jonathan Baker as the next Bishop of Ebbsfleet despite knowing he was an active and senior...
May 18, 2011
Dr Rowan Williams named the Rev Jonathan Baker as the next Bishop of Ebbsfleet despite knowing he was an active and senior...
BENEDICT XVI CALLS FOR EVANGELIZATION OF ECONOMY
May 16, 2011
VATICAN CITY, MAY 16, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The globalized world needs a new evangelization, and though the context of today is different than that of 50 years ago, the Church's social doctrine still has the pillars to resolve social inequality. These reflections were made today by Benedict XVI when he addressed participants in an international conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII's encyclical "Mater et Magistra."...
May 16, 2011
VATICAN CITY, MAY 16, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The globalized world needs a new evangelization, and though the context of today is different than that of 50 years ago, the Church's social doctrine still has the pillars to resolve social inequality. These reflections were made today by Benedict XVI when he addressed participants in an international conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII's encyclical "Mater et Magistra."...
