Dialogue Forges Ahead With Anglicans, Methodists

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Pontifical Council Official Notes Progress in ’08 VATICAN CITY, JAN. 23, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Despite difficulties with the Anglican and Methodist confessions, ecumenical dialogue forges ahead with them as well, confirmed a Vatican aide. Monsignor Mark Langham, an official at the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in the section that deals with Anglicans and Methodists,…

Sarkozy: It’s Crazy to Take Religion Out of Society

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France’s President Offers View of “Positive Secularism” PARIS, SEPT. 12, 2008 (Zenit.org).- It would be crazy to relegate religion to only the private realm, and deprive society of the contributions of faith, says the president of France. Nicolas Sarkozy said this today in an address at the ceremony to welcome Benedict XVI to his country….

Pope to find unlikely ally in Sarkosy’s France

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By Philip Pullella Wed Sep 10, 8:23 AM ET Pope Benedict and French President Nicolas Sarkozy would appear to be unlikely allies in a battle to inject more Christian values back into Europe. Yet when he welcomes Benedict to France for a four-day trip to Paris and Lourdes starting on Friday, Sarkozy, twice divorced and…

A new-style evangelical pastor ascends the political stage

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Pastor Rick Warren interviews Obama and McCain in a live broadcast Saturday. By Jane Lampman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the August 15, 2008 edition Bestselling author. A Southern Baptist minister who breaks the conservative mold. Touted by some as the likely successor to Billy Graham. On Saturday, pastor Rick Warren,…

Yale hosts high-level Christian-Muslim dialogue

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By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor Senior Christian and Muslim scholars and leaders are meeting in the United States this week seeking common ground in their different faiths to foster better understanding between Islam and the West. Hosted by Yale University Divinity School, the conference is the first public dialogue launched by Muslim intellectuals in the…

Saudi king shuns extremism as faiths gather

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By Andrew HayWed Jul 16, 4:44 PM ET Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah called on followers of the world’s major faiths to turn away from extremism and seek reconciliation as he opened an unprecedented interfaith conference in Madrid on Wednesday. The Saudi-sponsored gathering aims to draw Muslims, Jews and Christians closer together and isolate those who…

Anglican Bishop Will Lead others on the Path to Rome

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Catholic Online “What we must humbly ask for now is for magnanimous gestures from our Catholic friends, especially from the Holy Father” said Bishop Burnham. LONDON (Catholic Online) – Damian Thompson of the Telegraph has covered the rapid developments concerning the Church of England. In a report written for the Telegraph on July 8, Mr….

Traditional Anglicans Coming Home?

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By Randy Sly 6/7/2008 Catholic Online Is a Vatican decision on a full-communion request from the Traditional Anglican Communion coming after the upcoming Lambeth Conference? WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – In October of 2007 the College of Bishops for the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) unanimously decided to seek communion with the Roman Catholic Church and dispatched…