Pope Francis visited Rome’s Jewish Synagogue and gave an address, which was received with a standing ovation. He said that Anti-Semitism is always unacceptable, and that Catholics and Jews are ultimately one family addressing them as “brothers” and “sisters.” The…

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For the first time in 450 years, a Roman Catholic service is to be celebrated in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace in London. Cardinal Archbishop Nichols of Westminster will celebrate Vespers. It will be the first Latin rite…

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It’s not only Pope Francis that is praising the agreement signed in Paris on the environment. “Four leading evangelical groups—the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Lausanne Creation Care Action Network, Tearfund, and A Rocha International—have joined him.” “As evangelical leaders, we…

The climate change conference in Paris follows a string of similar summits that have all been largely failures, to create an international agreement to combat climate change. But, Time magazine said, “there is a new player in town this year…

Vatican Radio reported that the leader of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit played a vital role in Paris, representing the voice of the poorest communities who are worst affected by climate change. In his…

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Jesuits in Britain exuberantly proclaimed the news that a deal had been reached in Paris at the climate change summit, where 195 nations signed a new agreement struck December 11. Quoting from the Jesuits in Britain website… “A friend of…

In a “first of its kind” ruling, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled that a Catholic school discriminated against a man it had offered a job, and then rescinded it when they found out he was in a same-sex marriage….

While on his return from Africa, Pope Francis said that fundamentalism is “a disease of all religions.” Though he included the Roman Catholic Church, he was primarily though not exclusively referring to the violence of radical Islam. “Fundamentalism is always…

Pope Francis praised the “historic” agreement reached at the climate change summit in Paris and called for a global commitment to implement it, including special attention to the poorest nations. “Its implementation will require unanimous commitment and generous dedication by…