Anti-Catholic fury feared over Anglican conversions

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By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS | Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:55am EST  PARIS (Reuters) – London’s Vatican ambassador feared anti-Catholic violence in Britain after Pope Benedict offered to accept traditionalist Anglicans into the Roman Catholic Church, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable obtained by WikiLeaks.   Catholic-Anglican relations faced their worst crisis in 150…

Pope to hold peace summit with religious heads

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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Sat Jan 1, 2011 7:47am EST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict, worried over increasing inter-religious violence, will host a summit of world religious leaders in Assisi in October to discuss how they can better promote peace, he announced on Saturday. Benedict told pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s…

Faith and Politics

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Not a Problem, Part of a Solution By Father John Flynn, LC ROME, OCT. 24, 2010 (Zenit.org).- With the American midterm elections looming close, issues such as Church-State relations and the religious beliefs of candidates are surfacing again. Pundits have speculated about the way religious affiliations will affect voters, especially with controversies such as health…

Immigration debate turns to religion

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Lawmakers, religious leaders wrangle with the ethics of overhaul. By William Douglas McClatchy Newspapers Posted: Thursday, Jul. 15, 2010 WASHINGTON Religious leaders and lawmakers traded Scripture passages Wednesday at a congressional hearing on whether there’s an ethical imperative to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws. Arguing for a comprehensive immigration package with a guest-worker program, Richard…

Engaging in Politics Does Not Distract from Gospel, Says Writer

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LONDON – The author of bestseller Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine has called upon Christians in the United Kingdom to stand against threats to the Gospel by engaging in politics and increasing their influence on government. U.S. writer and theologian Wayne Grudem, a co-translator of the English Standard Version of the Bible, addressed a…

Pope defends invitation to Anglicans to convert

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By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Writer Fri Jan 15, 10:14 am ET VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI defended his decision to invite disaffected Anglicans to join the Catholic Church en masse, saying Friday it was the “ultimate aim” of ecumenism. Benedict told members of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith…

Orthodox-Catholic Commission Studies Primacy of Peter

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By Jesús Colina PAPHOS, Cyprus, OCT. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The International Mixed Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church has progressed in its reflection on the role of the bishop of Rome.   The commission issued a joint communiqué reporting on its progress at the end of its 11th plenary…

Moving towards a united Christianity

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Meetings between high-ranking Orthodox, Anglican and Catholic clergy signal that old schisms might soon be healed Adrian Pabst guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 December 2009 11.00 GMT In the past two months, relations between the three main Christian churches have moved in more promising directions than perhaps during the past 50 years of uninspiring liberal dialogue. By…

Texas churches help pave way for new Vatican plan

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By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press Writer Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writer – Sat Oct 31, 3:13 pm ET ARLINGTON, Texas – At Saint Mary the Virgin Catholic Church, the 75-year-old priest is married, members sing from an Episcopalian hymnal and parishioners kneel at the altar to receive Communion. Years ago, the Texas parish and a handful of…