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February 05, 2019

Pope acknowledges abuse of nuns by clerics, promises to take action

February 05, 2019

Pope Francis said Tuesday he is aware that mistreatment and abuse of religious women by clerics is still a problem, and that it is something the Church is working to end. “It’s true, within the Church there have been clerics who have done this,” the Pope said on February 5. “Must something more be done?

The Pope’s Abu Dhabi trip has vindicated Benedict XVI’s Regensburg lecture

February 05, 2019

Pope Francis made history this week when he became the first Catholic pontiff to visit the United Arab Emirates – which is to say, the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam. His presence here gave succour to the region’s often-persecuted Christian minorities, uplifted the more than 120,000 faithful who packed a stadium for Tuesday’s papal

PICTURES: Pope celebrates first ever outdoor Mass in United Arab Emirates

February 05, 2019

Meeting with tens of thousands of Catholics living in the United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis urged them to be meek, peaceful and express their Christian identity by loving others. The UAE Catholic community, which numbers close to 1 million, includes foreign workers from roughly 100 nations, but particularly India and the Philippines. They filled the

What gave the Coptic Martyrs such steadfast courage?

February 05, 2019

I have recently read The 21: A Journey in the Land of Coptic Martyrs by Martin Mosebach (translated by Alta L. Price), an acclaimed German novelist, essayist and poet. He is a Catholic which makes sense when you read it; his reflections are too perceptive to have been written by someone without religious belief. His

Pope signs declaration saying God ‘wills’ religious pluralism. What does this mean?

February 05, 2019

Catholics, Muslims and all who believe in God must work together to build a culture of love, peace and human fraternity, Pope Francis said in a joint statement he signed with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, during an interreligious meeting in Abu Dhabi. The document, entitled “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/02/19

February 05, 2019

President Nicolás Maduro has asked Pope Francis to help resolve the crisis in Venezuela. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has criticised “unprincipled politicians” who “use religion as an instrument for manipulation”. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has insisted that the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine will be “separated from the state”. Elise Harris explains why the Patriarch