Archive for October 17, 2016
Pope Francis to visit Italian diocese of Genoa May 27
Shortly after their bishop was named the new president of the Council of Catholic Episcopal Conferences in Europe, the Archdiocese... Read more
Francis, Benedict praise Bartholomew I as a brother in faith
In their forewords to a new book about the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis... Read more
Iraqis hopeful in battle for Mosul, yet cautious of what lies ahead
Hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced a ground offensive to retake Mosul from the clutches of Islamic State,... Read more
Pope's Iraq envoy says peace stifled by lack of 'political will'
Archbishop Alberto Ortega, the Pope's Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq and Jordan, has said that in the midst of a drawn-out... Read more
Syrian priest who escaped ISIS: 'our world needs a revolution against violence'
Father Jacques Mourad was prior of the Mar Elian monastery, a pilgrimage centre near Al Quaryatayn, about 65 miles southeast... Read more
Church's fear of 'civil rights' prosecution justified, Iowa court says
A church’s lawsuit may go forward because it reasonably feared that Iowa’s strict anti-discrimination law would create legal penalties for... Read more
