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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…
Metropolitan Filaret: It’s Time to Take a Step Toward Unity
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By Jesús Colina VATICAN CITY, MAY 6, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The time is now for the Orthodox and Catholic Churches to take a step toward unity, and for Benedict XVI and the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow to meet, says the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus. Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Sluck said this Tuesday at the…
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…
Rome-Moscow Relations Begin New Era
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Orthodox Archbishop Offers to Help Europe Fight Secularism By Robert Moynihan WASHINGTON, D.C., DEC. 14, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Things are moving on the Eastern front. And more movement may be coming soon, as an old winter chill in Rome-Moscow relations seems to be thawing, with profound consequences for Europe and the entire world. Vatican observers have…
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…
Senior Anglican bishop reveals he is ready to convert to Roman Catholicism
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The Rt Rev John Hind, the Bishop of Chichester, has announced he is considering becoming a Roman Catholic in a move that could spark an exodus of clergy. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent Published: 9:50PM BST 24 Oct 2009 Bishop Hind said he would be “happy” to be reordained as a Catholic priest and…