Tag: Christianity
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Antioch investigating “ecclesiastical transgressions” of Met. Joseph, former head of American Archdiocese
Balamand, Lebanon, February 29, 2024 Photo: Antiochian Patriarchate A Synodal Committee of the Antiochian Patriarchate is investigating the “ecclesiastical transgressions” of Metropolitan Joseph, the… Read More
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Saint of the day: Oswald
St. Oswald was a king of Northumbria from 634 until his death. He spread the Christian faith throughout his kingdom, and was generous to the… Read More
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Benjamin Fondane: The Holocaust victim not ‘resigned’ to live without God
A Romanian Jew who became a French intellectual, Benjamin Fondane was a man of many parts. A poet, a philosopher, a cineaste with connections to… Read More
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Palestine’s Vatican envoy urges Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan, Easter
Palestinian Ambassador to the Holy See, Issa Kassissieh, on Monday met with a top Vatican official about the ongoing war in Gaza, stressing the need… Read More
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Clergy meet with drug lords to negotiate peace in Mexico
After almost 10 days of terror in Chilpancingo, Guerrero’s capital city, peace was finally attained after a priest got the leaders of both gangs to… Read More
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Pope resumes schedule, but says he still has a cold and visits hospital
ROME – After taking several days off due to what the Vatican described as a mild flu, Pope Francis on Wednesday resumed his normal schedule,… Read More
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The pope’s messengers: Five names to know in Vatican diplomacy right now
ROME — When it comes to leadership and governance, the old adage that “personnel is policy” is true of just about everyone — including popes.… Read More
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Papua New Guinea: Mission Possible
Priest Stanislav Rasputin is an experienced missionary and the rector of the Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs in the Karelian village of Novaya Vilga… Read More
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Remembering our radical duties to the poor this Lent
There are three pillars to our Lenten observance: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. While we are pretty good at the first two, many of us could… Read More
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Once the Cross Is Raised, There Is No Turning Back
Priest Dionisy Kamenshchikov When a new cross appeared in the spring sky over the ancient village of Strigay in the Bazarny-Karabulak district of the Saratov… Read More