The 50th anniversary of the Selma is all over the news these days, even here in Europe. So I came across a photo showing white nuns praying and...
For those who are interested, heres lecture in which Christian theologian Miroslav Volf outlines why he thinks that Islam and Christianity...
Long time no see, I just dropped in to wish everybody a blessed Christmas and/or a happy holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlwcZT1XVss
The schedule of this visit, which shows sympathies for both Palestine and Israel, seems to be well chosen to me. Let’s hope the Pope will...
As letters to the editor go, it was certainly out of the ordinary, stretching to more than 2,500 words and not one of them veering on the irate or...
I wish that the G-20 leaders would heed his words: VATICAN CITY Pope Francis urged the Group of 20 leaders on Thursday to abandon the...
South Africa’s iconic retired archbishop, Desmond Tutu, said on Friday that if he had his pick, he’d go to hell before heading to a...
After having criticized credit-shark company "Wonga" for its high interest rates, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has now announced...
Hi eliah, I thought maybe you’re interested in continuing our discussion from the closed thread. If any of our not so friendly atheist...
Pope Francis has visited Lampedusa to pay tribute to the thousands of migrants who have lost their lives trying to reach the European Union. ( )...
Nick Cave just played in Glastonbury (alas, I only watched it on telly) and that reminded me of the foreword he wrote to the Gospel of Mark....
The Vatican Radio translation of the full speech follows: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today I want to focus on the issue of the...
First to explain:The Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (German for German Evangelical Church Congress) is a movement of lay members of the...
Early on Sunday morning I went to the Easter-night service. Because it was freezing cold I decided to treat myself to a taxi on the way back. When...
It's unlikely perhaps that many of you reading this article right now are Roman Catholic Cardinals involved in the election of the next Pope....
Government cuts to benefits have been condemned in a letter signed by 43 bishops in the Church of England. The letter, published in The...
Just recently I stumbled over this little series on you-tube. It shows snippets of what various liberal Christians think about various religious...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p05E_ohaQGk The Christmas truce of 1914 remains a singular event in modern history. In following years...
Christmas is a time in which German Christians, many of whom are active in the peace-movement, especially wish for peace. The German Minister for...
Since there've been a couple of threads on Greece here, I thought some of you might be interested in this documentary. You can watch it at the...
The Luxembourg Foreign Minister is right in his assessment: "Israel Must Halt Settlement Construction Entirely"! Various religious and secular...
Now that's interesting: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/08/foxconn-plan-factories-us-america Foxconn, the controversial...
So what do you think: Will Republicans in Congress put their own political interests before the well-being of the US (and the economy worldwide)...
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