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June 2013

June 14, 2013

Pope Francis Meets Archbishop of Canterbury

Below, the text of his remarks following the meeting: Your Grace, Dear Friends, On the...

June 10, 2013

Evangelicals Gain Clout in Catholic Brazil

Details from Reuters: When televangelist Silas Malafaia gathered 40,000 followers outside Brazil's Congress this week, it wasn't just...

June 06, 2013

An Evangelical Writes: “He’s Our Francis, Too”

Timothy George. the dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, writes in Christianity Today:...

June 02, 2013

The Surprising and Beautiful Story Behind Headstones Holding Hands

A friend posted this on Facebook, and it's too good not to share. Details: In...

May 2013

May 03, 2013

Plans approved for first mixed Catholic and Protestant school campus in Northern Ireland

Not so long ago, this idea would have been unthinkable: Northern Ireland's first shared education...

April 2013

April 20, 2013

Catholic Ireland welcomes growing number of Muslims

From The Atlantic: A new 60,000-square-foot development is likely to generate friction in any urban...

April 02, 2013

Praying for Syria in Brooklyn

Further proof that God never ceases to surprise us. Tonight, I found myself continually surprised—and...

April 01, 2013

After Ezra: a must-read story about how a Hindu and Baptist joined the Church at Easter

Honestly, my headline doesn't do justice to this piece. Just drop everything and take the...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Pope speaks of ecumenism, the “walk towards unity” and welcomes patriarch as “Andrew”

Some details, from CNS: For the good of all people, the care of the poor...

February 2013

February 22, 2013

Richmond bishop issues directive on unique Anglican-Roman Catholic community

You may remember this story from last fall Now, an update: Diocese of Richmond Bishop...

February 16, 2013

“Ashes to Go”: Episcopalians take to the streets for Ash Wednesday

An interesting glimpse at how our Episcopalian siblings marked the beginning of Lent—and their foreheads—in...

February 08, 2013

Catholics, Orthodox prepare to observe one date for Easter in Holy Land

We first reported on this development last year. Now, it's closer to becoming a reality....

February 08, 2013

Newtown’s Lutheran pastor apologizes for taking part in prayer service

Details: A Lutheran pastor in Newtown, Conn., has apologized after being reprimanded for participating in...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

“Grant that we may be one flock and one shepherd!”

During this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, I stumbled on Pope Benedict's homily from...

January 22, 2013

Lutherans becoming Catholic? “Unthinkable”

Looks like the idea of a Lutheran Ordinariate isn't going very far. From Reuters: Two...

January 04, 2013

SSPX head: Jews are “enemies of the church”

Details: The head of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said he has been...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

Guess who else is facing a vocation shortage?

Buddhists: BAAN PA CHI, Thailand — The monks of this northern Thai village no longer...

December 18, 2012

“This is a Christmas festival”: Catholic school drops Hanukkah song from concert

Details: A Hanukkah song was dropped from a Roman Catholic school concert just a day...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

Unique “blended parish” told to separate

Details, from the Virginian-Pilot: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond has told the nation's only...

November 20, 2012

No female bishops for Church of England

Details: The Church of England's governing body on Tuesday narrowly blocked a move to permit...

November 19, 2012

South Carolina diocese votes to leave Episcopal Church over same-sex marriage

Details, from the Christian Post: Despite the presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church writing a...

November 09, 2012

Making history: Buddhist, Hindu elected to Congress

The United States did not elect its first Mormon president Tuesday, but history was made...

November 04, 2012

Egypt’s Copts elect a new pope

From Reuters: Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church chose a new pope, Bishop Tawadros, in a sumptuous...

November 01, 2012

Coming next: a Lutheran Ordinariate?

A cardinal raised that possibility recently: The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian...

October 2012

October 13, 2012

Making a splash: California gets ready for annual Blessing of the Waves

A preview from the Los Angeles Times: Surfing luminaries and religious figures will converge in...

October 09, 2012

Is there room for Christians in the Middle East?

My colleague at CNEWA, Michael J.L. La Civita looked at that question in a speech...

October 09, 2012

“Defender of the Faiths”?

An interesting detail from this report by Religion News Service, on one of the titles...

October 04, 2012

Jewish players on Catholic high school teams?

Oh yeah. It may be the ultimate Hail Mary pass (once you remember, of course,...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

“One can find something that may be Catholic outside of the Catholic Church…”

From today's Angelus: "Just as one can find that which is not Catholic in the...

September 22, 2012

California Catholic church becomes a mosque

From the Orange County Register: An Islamic mosque with plans to expand is now operating...