Cardinal leading Catholics’ churchwide consultation wrestles with tradition and change
Vatican City RNS Every summit of bishops called by Pope Francis has been ripe with expectations about the possible reforms – and novelties – that it might introduce in the over 2,000-year-old institution. The Pope’s latest effort, the Synod on Synodality, now underway and continuing through the end of 2024, has already fomented ardent debate […]
Gun violence: Gang crime looms over election in Sweden as shootings spread
JOHAN AHLANDER and SIMON JOHNSON, of Reuters, report on the role gang violence is playing in Sweden’s September election…
Sight-Seeing: Why is the church failing in the West?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE explores why the Catholic Church is “failing in many Western countries”…
Australia PM sets general election for 21st May
Melbourne/Sydney, Australia Reuters Australia will hold a general election on 21st May, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change and questions of trust and competence of the major parties. Morrison played up economic uncertainties and security threats in announcing the election, saying this […]
New liberal Christian groups hope to turn Trump voters to “Pope Francis voters”
RNS Liberal-leaning Christian groups and faith leaders have formed a slate of new political action committees and initiatives in recent weeks, most of which criticise the President in ways that could help Democrats with religious voters come November. The Religious Left projects span the Christian spectrum, with evangelical, Catholic and mainline Christian leaders all vying […]
Trudeau’s Liberals to form Canadian minority government – CBC
Ottawa, CanadaReuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberals will form a minority government, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp projected on Monday after polls closed across the country. The Liberals were leading or elected in 146 out of 304 electoral districts that had reported results by about 10:30pm EDT, the CBC said. Trudeau needed to win […]
Canadians, led by millennials, show broad tolerance for religion in public life
RNS Canada may appear very secular compared with its southern neighbor, but a new poll suggests there is more openness to religion than appears on the surface, especially among younger Canadians. The survey, called Faith in the Public Square, by the Angus Reid Institute found that 59 per cent of Canadians say the free expression of religion […]