Category - catholic

Ex-Chilean dictator's agents jailed over priest's disappearance

staff writers — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:38:54 +0100

A former secret police commander and three agents who served in former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's regime have been sentenced to seven years in prison for the 1974 disappearance of a Spanish priest.

We can learn from Luther too, says top Cardinal

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:35:53 +0100

Roman Catholics can learn from Protestant reformer Martin Luther, the Vatican's top official for Christian unity, has said, as many churches in Germany prepare to launch a 10-year series of events for his 500th anniversary.

Churches back relief effort in Haiti and other storm-hit areas

staff writers — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:10:33 +0100

Christian denominations working through the ecumenical Action of Churches Together and the Catholic network Caritas are contributing short- and long-term aid to those hit by hurricanes and tropical storms recently.

Parents in Northern Ireland want integrated education

staff writers — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:06:40 +0100

Parents in Northern Ireland, which is seeking to recover from years of conflict and sectarianism, would like to see single-faith denominational schools replaced by integrated ones, a new survey has shown.

Cardinal deplores discrimination against gypsies and travellers

agency reporter — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:07:19 +0100

Speaking at a pastoral congress in Germany, Cardinal Martino deplored the prejudice and hatred being meted out to Romany and travelling people (often called "gypsies") in many parts of Europe, and called on churches to support them.

Cliff Richard sticks up for gay relationships

staff writers — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:15:52 +0100

Leading evangelical Christian celebrity Sir Cliff Richard, who is now aged 67, thinks the church should be supportive of committed gay relationships and says he is sick of intrusive speculation about his own sexuality.

Pope and Patriarch open the way to ground breaking meeting

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:32:08 +0100

After a visit to Russia, the Vatican's top official for Christian unity has said a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Alexei II of the Russian Orthodox Church is "possible". Such an encounter would be a first.

Catholic justice and peace body condemns Zimbabwe election commission

agency reporter — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:45:41 +0100

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can now no longer be relied upon as a "neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire", according a statement from the Justice and Peace Commission of the Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops' Conference.

Scottish Catholic bishops say morality is going from the media

staff writers — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:10:39 +0100

In a message sent to all of Scotland's 500 Catholic parishes for the 42nd World Communications Day, Bishop Philip Tartaglia claims that "a fundamental disconnection between the provider and the consumer" has occurred in the media

Ex-bishop's election signals shift in Latin American politics

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:00:23 +0100

The election of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo as president of Paraguay is a further sign of a left-wing shift in Latin America, according to long-term observers of the region's sometimes volcanic political scene.