Christian unity requires conversion: “It needs conversion of the papacy, conversion of bishops, conversion of Lutherans and of Catholics.”
Interreligious Dialogue
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Pope Francis visits Sweden for 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation
Sweden’s small Catholic community is growing, mainly due to immigration.
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The Gospel of the 10 lepers seen through Catholic (and Hindu) eyes
I have been deeply influenced by Hinduism in preparing my homilies, but I have almost never mentioning Hinduism from the pulpit.
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Report finds American Catholics have lots to learn about Islam
Fewer than two in 10 U.S. Catholics hold a favorable view of Muslims, with many possessing little understanding when it comes to the beliefs of the world’s second largest religion.
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Pope Francis: Relations between Catholics and Jews “are very close to my heart.”
On his first visit to Rome’s synagogue as pope, Francis called on Catholics and Jews to “strengthen” their common “commitment for peace and justice.”
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A lever that moved the world: Catholic-Jewish relations 50 years after ‘Nostra Aetate’
Rabbi Polish: “For the church to understand Judaism is to understand a part of itself.”
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What Islam really teaches about the Virgin Mary
In the Quran, Mary is twice chosen: as the pious girl dwelling in the Temple, and as the mother of Jesus.
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In Turkey, Pope Francis got a look at Christianity on the margins
Ankara and Istanbul were gray and cold, at least compared to Rome, during Pope Francis’ Nov. 28-30 visit to Turkey. And the general reception, outside of the pope’s official meetings, was hardly warmer. There were none of the enthusiastic crowds that usually greet him on his trips, no masses waving signs of welcome along his […]
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Regensburg Redux: Was Pope Benedict XVI Right About Islam?
Eight years ago this Friday Sept 12 Pope Benedict XVI delivered a lecture at the University of Regensburg in Bavaria in which he seemed to diagnose Islam as a religion inherently flawed by fanaticism It was an undiplomatic assertion to say the least.
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A Swami who changed the world
Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Narendra Nath Datta, better known as Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863-July 4, 1902). The Swami was one of the original disciples of the Hindu saint and mystic Ramakrishna (1836-1886).