Pope: Christian Politics Must be Marked by Love and Respect
By Cindy Wooden – For politics to be “the highest form of charity,” as Catholic social teaching promotes, it must be exercised with full respect and even...
By Cindy Wooden – For politics to be “the highest form of charity,” as Catholic social teaching promotes, it must be exercised with full respect and even...
Politics / Question & Answer / Simmermacher / War and Refugees
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 29, 2021 · Last modified December 28, 2021
Question: On several occasions, I’ve heard people claiming that almost every war is about religion. I can’t believe that is true, but is religion really the most...
On September 12, 1977, Bantu Stephen Biko was assassinated by the apartheid government of Prime Minister BJ Vorster — and, by implication, all who elected him into...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle was underwhelming — and intentionally so, according to a Church political analyst. “As usual, there was a lot of heated speculation in...
Church / Corruption / Politics / Vatican
by CNA · Published July 29, 2021 · Last modified July 28, 2021
Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, called “garbage,” “poison,” full of “hatred” and “cynicism” a letter that the Vatican Secretary of State sent to a Venezuelan business...
By Carol Glatz – Politics can be regenerated by recognising the importance of spirituality in people’s lives, Pope Francis said. “That is why it is essential that faith...
US-based Tony Magliano – With all the bumps and craters in the road to the White House, Joe Biden has finally arrived. The new president’s “Build Back...
Pope Francis prayed that President Joe Biden would work to heal the divisions in U.S. society and promote human dignity and peace around the globe. “Under your...
Church / Politics / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published January 19, 2021 · Last modified January 8, 2021
They say that two subjects should always be avoided in polite company: religion and politics. Despite knowing that the readers of this esteemed title are indeed...
By Cindy Wooden – As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D Gregory said he hopes...
By Mark Pattison – Thirty-three men between George Washington and John F Kennedy served as U.S. president. Until Kennedy, all were white Anglo-Saxon Protestant men. It took 172...
Christian Living / Church / Politics
by CNS · Published October 6, 2020 · Last modified October 5, 2020
By Cindy Wooden -People who think politics is sinking to new lows may find comfort in knowing Pope Francis also is concerned about the debasement of what...
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