Ecumenism, Interfaith Relations

The watering down of World Youth Day? Taking Bishop Aguiar at his word

07/16/2023 at 10:17 PM By Kevin Edward White
Pope St. John Paul II launched World Youth Day on the model of his own work as a university professor with young people, offering a clear and explicit Catholic vision, not excluding anybody but also not tailoring his message to “soften” its Catholic edges. By John M. Grondelski, Catholic... read more

The “World Meeting on Human Fraternity” was a sad exercise in soda pop solidarity

06/18/2023 at 9:36 AM By Kevin Edward White
Sitting and watching the June 10th event in St. Peter’s Square, surrounded by nearly no one at all, I noticed how completely absent was any mention or image of Jesus Christ. By Larry Chapp, Catrholic World Report, June 15, 2023 If there is one common denominator that links all of... read more

A Posthumous Book by Benedict XVI

01/23/2023 at 6:42 PM By Kevin Edward White
FSSPXNEWS, January 23, 2023 Entitled Che cos’e il Cristianesimo (What is Christianity?), this book collects 16 texts from the period following Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013, most were written around 2018, with the last in 2022. It was published by Italian publisher Mondadori on January... read more

Russian Orthodox Leader: Ukraine is a Catholic Conspiracy, the Pope is a Monster and a Thief

01/11/2023 at 4:49 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter, January 11, 2023 Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik defies ridicule by connecting the war to a plot by Pope Francis to incorporate Ukrainian Orthodox into the Catholic Church. Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik. Protodeacon Vladimir Vasilik is not, as you may... read more

The Religion of King Charles III

10/12/2022 at 7:28 PM By Kevin Edward White
NEWS ANALYSIS: Now formally the supreme governor of the Church of England, the new monarch has previously demonstrated an esteem for the Catholic Church, but the substance of his personal faith is somewhat uncertain. By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, October 12, 2022 VATICAN CITY... read more

VATICAN II-60 YEARS LATER

10/11/2022 at 1:08 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Bill Donohue, Catholic League president, October 11, 2022 It was sixty years ago today that the Second Vatican Council convened. Some changes were made affecting the liturgy, ecumenical relations—especially with Jews—canon law and religious life. The Church also issued important... read more

Snapshots From the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

09/20/2022 at 10:12 AM By Kevin Edward White
Reporting from on the ground at the ceremony, the Register’s Rome correspondent provides a compelling in-person account of today’s historic event, in words and pictures. By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register, September 20, 2022 LONDON — The world gave a final fond farewell to... read more

Pope Francis hits back at critics following his latest statement that God wills ‘differences in religion’

09/16/2022 at 11:48 PM By Kevin Edward White
Bishop Schneider had described the ecumenical Congress as a ‘supermarket of religions’ which could undermine the primacy of the Catholic faith. [Bishop Athanasius Schneider was the featured speaker at our October 2017 Catholic Citizens of Illinois Annual Banquet.–Ed.] By Michael... read more

A look back at Queen Elizabeth II’s encounters with five popes

09/11/2022 at 11:40 PM By Kevin Edward White
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II speaks with Pope Francis during their first meeting on April 3, 2014, at the Vatican. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (left) looks on as Queen Elizabeth II talks with Pope Benedict XVI and exchanges gifts during an audience in the Morning Drawing Room on day 1 of... read more

Memo to the disgruntled: The church is a family, not a political party

08/07/2022 at 10:30 PM By Kevin Edward White
By John L. Allen Jr., Crux Noew, August 6, 2022ROME – Should a hypothetical investigator from an alien race descend upon earth to study humanity, without any preconceptions or biases, here’s what I suspect would be the conclusion about the Catholic Church: At its core, it’s more a... read more

Top Vatican prelate calls Russian patriarch’s defense of Ukraine war ‘heresy’

06/30/2022 at 10:29 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Elise Ann Allen, Crux, June 30, 2022ROME – In a new interview with a German newspaper, the Vatican’s point man on ecumenical affairs says Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s defense of the war in Ukraine amounts to “heresy,” and has fractured the unity of the Orthodox... read more

Cardinal Cupich joins Islamic council for interfaith iftar

04/06/2022 at 9:35 PM By Kevin Edward White

AN ORTHODOX AWAKENING

03/23/2022 at 9:30 PM By Kevin Edward White

Ukrainian Catholic Leader Accuses Russia of ‘Genocide’ in Besieged City of Mariupol

03/21/2022 at 11:54 AM By Kevin Edward White

EU Bishops Implore Russian Orthodox Patriarch to Intervene in Ukraine Conflict

03/13/2022 at 10:21 PM By Kevin Edward White

Local churches shun Vatican’s moderate stance on Russia

03/06/2022 at 2:22 PM By Kevin Edward White

Russian roulette: The pope’s ecumenical dilemma in Ukraine

02/17/2022 at 1:34 PM By Kevin Edward White

Cardinal Cupich Presides Over Pagan Chinese Ceremony

01/12/2022 at 10:17 AM By Kevin Edward White

Catholics and Protestants Share Communion at German Ecumenical Convention

05/17/2021 at 7:13 PM By Kevin Edward White

Can Interreligious Dialogue Be Truly Religious?

03/15/2021 at 10:59 AM By Kevin Edward White