Religious Leaders React to Trump’s Victory

Religious Leaders React to Trump’s Victory

The world's religious leaders have mixed reactions to a Trump presidency. In the year and half or so that political campaigns for the recent

Newark, NJ Gets Their First Catholic Cardinal

Newark, NJ Gets Their First Catholic Cardinal

Pope Francis assigns Newark, New Jersey their first Cardinal. To a world that has been seeing the growing estrangement between the Catholic Church in

Pope Francis Says There's Zero Chance of Women Priests

Pope Francis Says There’s Zero Chance of Women Priests

The Catholic Church will not ordain women priests, Pope Francis declared last week. Pope Francis, aboard the papal plane, stated in a press conference

Humble Visionary and Silent Revolutionary: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Celebrates 25 Years of Service

Photo: N. Manginas Featured Contributor Fr. Dr. John Chryssavgis on how Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has advanced the perennial values of an Orthodox spiritual worldview

120 Priests Hear Shoppers Confessions at the Second 'Confess-a-thon' in a Bogota, Colombia Mall

120 Priests Hear Shoppers Confessions at the Second ‘Confess-a-thon’ in a Bogota, Colombia Mall

Colombian mall hosts over 100 priests at 'Confess-a-thon' to connect with Catholic population. The Catholic Church is taking some radical steps in going out

Why Pope Francis' Trip to Sweden is A Really Big Deal

Why Pope Francis’ Trip to Sweden is A Really Big Deal

Pope Francis will travel to Sweden for a joint commemoration of the Reformation. There was once a time when Europe was torn violently apart

5-Year Silent Treatment Between Vatican and Islamic Authority is Ending

5-Year Silent Treatment Between Vatican and Islamic Authority is Ending

After five years the Vatican and Egypt's highest Islamic authority will resume communication. The highest authority in the Sunni Muslim world, Ahmed al-Tayeb, the

Site of Moses' Death Reopens After 10-Year-Long Restoration Process

Site of Moses’ Death Reopens After 10-Year-Long Restoration Process

Memorial site where Moses saw the Promised Land reopens Moses, one of the most of the important figures to Jews, Christians and Muslims for

McDonald's at the Vatican Comes with a Side of "Not Lovin' it"

McDonald’s at the Vatican Comes with a Side of “Not Lovin’ it”

Cardinals oppose a McDonald's restaurant planning to open at the Vatican. Trouble is brewing in Vatican City over a plan to rent an empty

Pope Francis Sends $100,000 Emergency Funding to Haiti for Hurricane Relief

Pope Francis Sends $100,000 Emergency Funding to Haiti for Hurricane Relief

Pope Francis sent $100,000 in hurricane relief funds to Haiti. An amount of $100,000 is being sent to Haiti by Pope Francis as emergency