Catholic-Muslim conference concludes

Participants agreed that to develop critical thinking skills, students must know about religions in a balanced way, neither emphasizing negative features nor promoting the religion in a devotional style more appropriate to a mosque or church setting.
Related: religion, islam, christianity, catholic, theolgy, dialogue, ecumenism, human rights

Poll shows positive attitudes toward Pope Benedict

The proportion of practicing and non-practicing Catholics describing Pope Benedict XVI positively as a spiritual leader jumped after his April visit.
Related: religion, papal travel 2008, liturgy, vatican, catholic, christianity, benedict xvi

Israel: celebrating 60 years of memory, and music

Songs of peace and pride mark 60th anniversary of the founding of modern Israel.
Related: religion, israel, christianity, judaism, islam, history, human rights, democracy
Analysis by Agenzia FIDES

Ethiopia celebrates 2000 years of Church

The ancient Christian kingdom of Ethiopia faces modern problems of peace and security, HIV-AIDs. It celebrates its Millenium Year and its tradition of faith and martyrdom.
Analysis by Marie Hannenberg

A mother forever

Planned Parenthood which recently aborted 289,750 babies is cynically using Mother's Day to raise funds. If PP knew how to respect women's bodies and the gift of sexuality, it would not be promoting abortion and promiscuity nor covering up statutory rape.
Commentary by John Rausch

Are wars inevitable?

There are aspects of the military-industrial-congressional complex that should trouble people of faith. The US now leads the world in military spending, but if we want peace we must work for justice.
Commentary by William Donohue

Religion divide splits Obama supporters

Katha Pollitt in the Chicago Tribune, a supporter of Obama along with anti-Catholic Frances Kissling, wrote that religion is "weirdness, wrath, insult, blowhardiness, vanity paranoia, divisiveness and trouble". Obama should lead a purge.

Zimbabwe: voters frightened by run-off

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace says Zimbabweans are too traumatized to vote in runoff between incumbent Robert Mugabe and first-round winner Morgan Tsvangirai. It called on the African Union to manage a runoff.

No more sturgeon, no more caviar

Poaching, oil exploration and pollution are reducing the sturgeon of the inland Caspian Sea, which producing 90% of the world's caviar. Bans are being considered, as well as alternative sources of families to be affected.

Report: rich nations profit from corruption

Called "From Corruption to Good Governance", a report by the Uniting Church in Australia called for an attack on tax havens that help wealthy individuals and corporations to prosper on the backs of the poor.

An uncomfortable freedom for Khan

A Q Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear program, is set to regain lost freedoms under a new government, but the local and international vultures are waiting in the shadows.

Canterbury visits the Bishop of Rome

Archbishop Rowan Williams, leader of world's Anglicans, met with Pope Benedict XVI on a three-day "Building Bridges" visit to Rome. Canterbury said that "tremendously deep foundations" have been made in Anglican-Catholic dialogue.

Unprecedented food crisis

Increasing transportation costs, the shrinking dollar, diversion of grains to bio-fuel, is a perfect storm causing a food crisis, especially in Africa. A sack of wheat that cost $8 in 2006 now costs $25 in Egypt.

Ecuador: Catholic bishops oppose gay unions

The bishops clarify that "under no circumstance would they accept a law in favor of legalizing homosexual unions as a source of specific rights and obligations". Bishop Arregui of Guayaquil says there can be no "homosexual family".

Pope: pray for peace in Lebanon

Marking the feast of Pentecost, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Lebanon and asked all Lebanese to abandon "the logic of aggressive opposition..."

Catholic-Muslim conference concludes

Participants agreed that to develop critical thinking skills, students must know about religions in a balanced way, neither emphasizing negative features nor promoting the religion in a devotional style more appropriate to a mosque or church setting.

Medvedev receives blessings of the church

Dimitry Medvedev, the third president of the Russian Federation, was blessed in a liturgy celebrated by Patriarch of Moscow Aleksij II. Outgoing Vladimir stays within the picture too.

Colombia: Church calls for release of Bethancourt

Bishop Guillermo Orozco appealed to the FARC to release Ingrid Bethancourt and other hostages. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez participated in Paris "white march" calling for release.

Are wars inevitable?

There are aspects of the military-industrial-congressional complex that should trouble people of faith. The US now leads the world in military spending, but if we want peace we must work for justice.

An uncut diamond in northern Greece

Kissavos - the fruitful mountain on the plains of Thessaly in northern Greece - is a virtual Garden of Eden for fruit-growers, and a rough diamond to be discovered by prospective tourists.

Ethiopia celebrates 2000 years of Church

The ancient Christian kingdom of Ethiopia faces modern problems of peace and security, HIV-AIDs. It celebrates its Millenium Year and its tradition of faith and martyrdom.

Blacks more likely to die or be denied transplants

The researchers found that blacks were also less likely to have private insurance and more likely to live in poorer neighborhoods and have greater cardiovascular risk factors than whites.

French Gourmet: Cote Cuisine

Video (in French)

Take it from me, private equity is here to stay

The early death of private equity has been grossly exaggerated.

Pope: pray for peace in Lebanon

Marking the feast of Pentecost, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in Lebanon and asked all Lebanese to abandon "the logic of aggressive opposition..."

Catholic-Muslim conference concludes

Participants agreed that to develop critical thinking skills, students must know about religions in a balanced way, neither emphasizing negative features nor promoting the religion in a devotional style more appropriate to a mosque or church setting.

Jewish-Catholic consultation on morals to continue

The Consultation met in New York, bringing together representatives of the US Catholic Bishops, the Union of Orthodox Rabbis and the Rabbinical Council of America. While remaining true to their distinct interpretations, they sought common patrimony.

No more sturgeon, no more caviar

Poaching, oil exploration and pollution are reducing the sturgeon of the inland Caspian Sea, which producing 90% of the world's caviar. Bans are being considered, as well as alternative sources of families to be affected.

Poll shows positive attitudes toward Pope Benedict

The proportion of practicing and non-practicing Catholics describing Pope Benedict XVI positively as a spiritual leader jumped after his April visit.

Dumpster babies mourned in Michigan

Israel: celebrating 60 years of memory, and music

Ethiopia celebrates 2000 years of Church

A mother forever

Unprecedented food crisis

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