One hundred years ago this year, during the winter of 1917, the French freighter Mont Blanc, laden with picric acid and TNT destined for the European war effort, headed into the great harbor of Halifax to join a convoy bound…

Pope Francis has become the first Roman Pontiff to set foot in an Anglican Church in Rome. The symbolic act on the 26th of February is “hugely significant, yet surprisingly normal for two communities that are close to one another.”…

The Royal Commission investigating institutional response to child abuse in the Australian Catholic Church has released a report detailing the statistics of the systemic abuse of children by clergy and the numbers are shocking. Seven percent of Australian Catholic priests…

For the first time since the Reformation, the Evangelical Church in Germany, which represents the vast majority of Protestants in that country, has invited Pope Francis to visit Germany to commemorate of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The…

KTF News – Pope Francis Takes Aim at Soul winning AgainWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pope fires back at critics over ‘Amoris’, ecumenical outreach

In order to defend himself against his critics, Pope Francis accused some Christians of having too much concern for the Ten Commandments, saying they suffer from “cowardliness,” and warning that such people become “paralyzed” and unable to “go forward.” Popes…

The ecumenical movement is reaching its maturity as the world approaches the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation in 2017. A small group of ecumenical German Christians were asked to develop materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,…

Spiritually active governance engaged conservatives (SAGE Cons) think that aside from unions (who had the most influence), conservative pastors influenced the election of Donald Trump, according to a survey conducted by George Barna group. There were eight non-media entities that…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the Vatican Saturday before inaugurating his country’s new embassy to the Holy See. He met with Pope Francis to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East. The Vatican and the Palestinians have relations characterized as…

KTF News – Pope Francis’ Meeting in Assisi draws 500 Participants from many ReligionsWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Meeting of Assisi: A mosaic of religions and nationalities. All united for peace Pope says fundamentalism…

In yet another case of disgusting sexual predation, an Italian priest from northern Italy has been accused of pimping out some 15 women, as well as organizing and filming orgies in his rectory. Forty-eight year-old so-called Father Andrea Contin, parish…

KTF News – Pope Francis Condemns Proselytism AgainWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References Pope again criticizes ‘proselytism’: ‘It is not licit that you convince them of your faith’ Pope: It’s a ‘very grave sin’ for…