Can Atheists and Believers Form a Duet?

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Pope to Address “Courtyard of the Gentiles” VATICAN CITY, MARCH 18, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture is giving more details about the project Benedict XVI entrusted it in order to foster dialogue with non-believers. Today in the Vatican press office, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi spoke about the official launch of the…

Evangelical Delegation Extends Friendship to Mormons in Utah

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Fri, Mar. 11, 2011 Posted: 02:40 PM EDT Traditionally, evangelicals and Mormons have regarded each other with suspicion and contact was kept at a minimum. But on Thursday, a high-profile delegation of evangelical leaders was hosted by Utah’s governor, a Mormon, at his mansion and spent time engaging with one of the top leaders of…

WCC NEWS: WCC moderator: Unity and just peace as assembly themes

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From WCC media <noreply@wcc-coe.org> Date Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:40:51 +0100   World Council of Churches – News UNITY AND JUST PEACE SUGGESTED AS ASSEMBLY THEMES For immediate release: 16 February 2011 Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, moderator of the World Council of Churches Central Committee, argued forcefully today that unity as well as justice and…

Vatican Plans Colloquia, Party for Nonbelievers

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VATICAN CITY, JAN. 26, 2011 (Zenit.org).- As part of a new initiative to promote dialogue between believers and nonbelievers, the Pontifical Council for Culture is planning three colloquia and a youth party in Paris. A Vatican communiqué announced the launch of the “Courtyard of the Gentiles,” an initiative proposed by Benedict XVI in an address to the…

Church must make women bishops, say MPs

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By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent 10:00AM GMT 30 Jan 2011 A group of influential MPs will tomorrow call for Parliament to intervene over the historic reform as fears grow that the Church will reject plans allowing female bishops. The cross-party group, including former ministers Frank Field and Stephen Timms, and Simon Hughes, the deputy…

Aide: Unity Requires More Than Tolerance

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Father Lombardi Reflects on Ecumenical Week of Prayer  VATICAN CITY, JAN. 30, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Christian unity requires much more than simple tolerance and pluralism. True “conversion” is necessary, claims the director of the Vatican press office.  Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi made this observation during the most recent episode of Vatican Television’s “Octava Dies.” He reflected…

Despite missteps, pope reaching out to other faiths

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By David Alexander Pope Benedict, who is sometimes seen as insensitive to other faiths, will reach out to other religious leaders during his first visit to the United States, even though the trip is aimed at Roman Catholics. The pope will meet with about 150 leaders of other religions on Thursday as he visits Washington,…

Churches back plan to unite under Pope

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February 19, 2007 Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Radical proposals to reunite Anglicans with the Roman Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope are to be published this year, The Times has learnt. The proposals have been agreed by senior bishops of both churches. In a 42-page statement prepared by an international commission of both…

Pope, Patriarch pledge ecumenical progress

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Istanbul, Dec. 3, 2007 (CWNews.com) – Cardinal Walter Kasper (bio – news) led a high-level Vatican delegation to Istanbul to join Patriarch Bartholomew I in celebrating the feast of St. Andrew, the patron of the Constantinople see, on November 30. Following what has become an annual tradition, the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Christian…