Archive for 'Winter 2009'
Pope Benedict XVI – Interfaith Relations
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Recently the Pope reminded Catholic-Jewish Interfaith leaders what he said in April, “In our attempt to discover points of commonality, perhaps we have shied away from the responsibility to discuss our differences with calmness and clarity. The higher goal of interreligious dialogue requires a clear exposition of our respective religious tenets.”
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A Muslin – Vatican Newspaper
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Kladled Fouad Allam is the newest columnist for the Vatican’s Newspaper, L. Osservatore Romano. He is the first Muslim asked to write for the front page of the Pope’s newspaper. His first article written on November 30, 2008 was on, The Religions and the Fate of the World. Mr. Allam, a Muslim, is an Italian [...]
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Rabbi Krupp – Pope Pius XII
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Rabbi Krupp, founder and president of Pave the Way Foundation said that Pope Pius XII has been demonized and his legacy of helping Jews during World War II has been poisoned by inaccurate and incomplete historical accounts. At the symposium of Catholic and Jewish speakers, he said the time has come for the world “to [...]
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Italian Rabbis
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Saying they were not satisfied with Vatican explanations concerning a Good Friday prayer for the Jews, members of the Italian Rabbinical Assembly said they would not co-sponsor the annual Day of Catholic-Jewish Dialogue in January.
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Catholic and Protestants
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Interestingly, Catholics who attend church weekly voted for Obama and McCain in equal numbers. However Protestants who attend church weekly voted mostly for McCain rather than Obama.
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The Vatican Police Force – Interpol
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The Vatican Radio announced that the Vatican’s security force would join the international police organization called Interpol. In recent years, both the Vatican and the Pope have been named as potential targets by extremist groups.
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Polish Vocation Crisis
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
Every year the number of priestly vocations in Poland declines. The number of prospective priests has fallen 40% in the last four years. The Polish Church needs exemplary clergymen who are outstanding religious figures according to Pope Benedict.
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Catholic Clergy Polish Plaque
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
At the Maximilian Kolbe Center near Auschwitz- Birkenau death camps, six plaques commemorating 149 Roman Catholic priests and religious order men murdered by the Nazis was unveiled. Hundreds of people prayed for the millions of victims who died in these death camps.
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The British Government – Catholicism
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The British government plans to amend the 1701 Act of Settlement, which bars Catholics (and the children or spouses of Catholics) from the throne. The proposed reform would also allow a first-born daughter to assume the monarchy, rather than giving preference to a male heir. The existing law requires a new British King or Queen [...]
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Vietnam – Catholics
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by admin.
The Vietnamese communist government has failed to establish a government sponsored group similar to China’s Catholic Patriotic Association. There is very little people’s interest in communist party control of the Catholic Church.
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