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Pope Francis met on May 23 with El Salvador’s President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, for a conversation that highlighted the role of the slain Archbishop Oscar Romero in the life of …
Father Adolfo Nicolas, the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order, has been named the president of the International Union of Superiors General (USIG), the umbrella group for representatives …
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for a “firm and constant commitment” to battling prejudice against homosexuals, as Italy observed “Anti-Homopobia Day” on May 17. His statement …
The news from those United States, reaching the Great White North this last fortnight, has been quite surprising. It could be summarized under the headline, “ Sic transit gloria mundi .” Apparently the president of our neighboring republic, who appeared secure, even unassailable after his election victory last November, now floats in the mire of political scandals. Since most of the people reading this column will be Americans, themselves, I don’t think I need do more than list these scandals: 1.
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Halki seminary, opened by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1844 and closed by the Turkish government in 1971, remains closed despite calls by President Barack Obama, former …
The Vatican will host a pavilion at an art festival in Venice this year, with a display on the Genesis account of Creation. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical …
Pope Francis called for continued negotiations to bring about reconciliation after Colombia’s long struggle with rebel factions, as he met on May 13 with the country’s leader, President …
Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, has denounced the Mexican cult of Santa Muerte as “a blasphemy against religion.” Santa Muerte (“Saint …
Isabel Allende, a leading Latin American novelist, has praised the efforts of the Church in Chile on behalf of human rights following the 1973 overthrow of President Salvador Allende, her …
The priest who has been serving as president of the most influential treatment center for troubled clerics has resigned, and has been suspended from public ministry, following charges of …
In a courageous letter to the new president of the Central African Republic, the nation’s leading prelate denounced the crimes of the president’s movement and demanded the restitution of …
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