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30 Aug 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI
appointed Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore as
pro-grand master of the Equestrian Order (Knights) of the
Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, based in Rome. Read more...
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25 Aug 2011 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians in the Middle East should not live in fear of the changes happening across the region but should act with courage to denounce situations of injustice and with a Christian attitude of willingness to dialogue, said the head of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. Read more...
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19 Aug 2011 – WASHINGTON (CNS) — Europe’s experience of
anti–Islam legislation and sentiment grows out of a
different social and cultural environment than is found in
the United States, according to a political scientist who is following the issue. Read more...
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19 Aug 2011 – On today’s “First Take: Vatican,” we look at a Vatican message calling on Muslims and Christians to work together to promote human spirituality. Read more...
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15 Aug 2011 – NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — The small
community of Coptic Catholics in Nashville, consisting of
about 40 families who have moved to the city from their
native Egypt, threw open their arms wide to welcome
Cardinal Antonios Naguib, patriarch of the worldwide
Coptic Catholic Church. Read more...
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11 Aug 2011 – NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — In the wake of the
revolution that toppled Egypt’s authoritarian government
last winter, the country’s Christians remain fearful, yet hopeful, said Cardinal Antonios Naguib, patriarch of the
Coptic Catholic Church Read more...
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11 Aug 2011 – BALTIMORE (CNS) — The ongoing drought and
famine afflicting Somalia and other East African nations is
“a humanitarian crisis that cries out for help to Christians throughout the world,’ said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of the board of Catholic Relief Services in a joint statement. Read more...
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08 Aug 2011 – A slideshow of various photographs from Paul Jeffrey and photographers with Reuters illustrates the turmoil in eastern Africa caused by a lengthy drought and political disagreements. Read more...
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