Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/11/12
Pope Benedict called for “continued dialogue and cooperation between the worlds of science and of faith” in a speech to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences yesterday (full text, video). Benedict XVI...
View ArticleVatican invites Tony Blair to peace talks on Syria
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei are among the key political experts invited by the Vatican for a one-day meeting aimed at promoting a...
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Pope Francis baptised 32 children, including the daughter of a couple only married civilly, in the Sistine Chapel yesterday (full text, full video). The Pope urged priests not to be “worshippers of the...
View ArticleFrancis hails Benedict XVI as a ‘great pope’ as he unveils sculpture
Pope Francis has praised Benedict XVI as a “great pope” as he unveiled a new sculpture of him. The Pontiff made the comment as he unveiled a bronze bust of the retired pope at the Pontifical Academy of...
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“Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation,” Pope Francis has said in an address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Cuban authorities have permitted Catholics to build the...
View ArticlePope Francis’s comments on the Big Bang are not revolutionary. Catholic...
Perhaps it was inevitable that Pope Francis’ comments on the Church’s position on scientific theories such as the Big Bang and evolution would cause a stir. In his address to the Pontifical Academy of...
View ArticleVatican official hits back at pro-life critic over UN invitation
A row has broken out between the most senior woman at the Vatican and an American pro-life advocate. Prof Margaret Archer, a sociologist at the University of Warwick and president of the Pontifical...
View ArticleThe UN is not ‘the devil’, and the Vatican is free to work with it, says bishop
The United Nations is not “the devil”, so a papal think tank is free to collaborate with the international body as well as people of any political persuasion, Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor...
View ArticleFollow drug supply chains to corrupt banks, says Pope
Pope Francis has condemned the corruption and incompetence that trap many innocent people in drug addiction. The “vast, powerful networks” behind the drug trade kill not only those who become slaves to...
View ArticleStephen Hawking was a longtime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who said he did not believe in God, was still an esteemed member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and fostered a fruitful dialogue between science and faith....
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