by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2012 | Church
In the past week there have been two significant appraisals of possible next steps in leadership in the Church. One is from the London tablet and the other from the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter writes…”Naming new...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 1, 2012 | Church
RomeReportsTV offer a one minute clip of Papal images of the year 2011. “2011 was a busy year for Benedict XVI. From local trips in Italy to international trips to Spain, Germany and Benin, the pope kept a full schedule throughout the year. Some of the...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2011 | Church
Pope Benedict XVI called for delegates attending this week’s U.N. climate change conference in South Africa to craft a responsible and credible deal to cut greenhouse gases that takes into account the needs of the poor writes Nicole Winfield of the Associated...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2011 | Systemic change
Benedict XVI says that addressing the needs of others is not just to “give bread to the hungry” but also to address the root causes of hunger. Among which the pope pointed to the current economic crisis. He made these comments as he met with Italian volunteers from...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 25, 2011 | Church
“Agnostics, who are constantly exercised by the question of God, those who long for a pure heart but suffer on account of our sin, are closer to the Kingdom of God than believers whose life of faith is ‘routine’ and who regard the Church merely as an...