by John Freund, CM | Aug 20, 2012 | Church
In an exceptionally revealing fashion John Allen moves beyond myths and provides facts and context of the Church and Money as well as the religious state of the world today. What is the financial footprint of the Church in the USA? How much money do the Bishops...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 13, 2012 | Church
(Romereports.com) The Vatican has officially indicted the pope’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, with charges of aggravated theft over the Vatileaks case of stolen documents. Vatican spokesperson, Federico Lombardi, also announced that a second Vatican...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 10, 2012 | Church
Reading aloud from a prepared statement, which came after approval from the 900 sisters gathered at the assembly, LCWR’s president, Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell, said LCWR membership wanted to use the occasion of the Vatican order “to explain to church leaders LCWR’s...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2012 | Church, Evangelization
A clock on a Vatican website shows the countdown until the beginning of thematic year. It’s located on the website that was created by the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization.It’s meant to provide a meeting point for all those taking part,...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 4, 2012 | Church
Vatican Message for End of Ramadan “Educating young Christians and Muslims for justice and peace” VATICAN CITY, AUG. 3, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue for the end of...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2012 | Church
According to Romereports.com President Obama is scheduled to attend the annual Al Smith charity dinner this October in New York. He accepted after being invited by the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan. The dinner is an yearly event and usually invites...