Cardinal Kurt Koch January 5 and 6 marked the 60th anniversary of the meeting in Jerusalem between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras. It was the first meeting between a pope and an ecumenical patriarch since the one between Pope Eugene IV and Patriarch Joseph II during the Council of Ferrara (1438-1439). This important…
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Jack Reacher star reaching out to others on God’s behalf
Star of the Amazon Prime hit series Reacher, Alan Ritchson, has thanked God for the platform the show’s success has given him to reach out to those who don’t yet know God. In a YouTube video response to those who criticise his portrayal of the violent Jack Reacher while being a professed Christian, Mr Ritchson…
Senator Mullen: Govt ‘allergic’ to speaking up for persecuted Christians
There’s a danger that persecuted Christians in Nigeria and other parts of the world are “out of sight, out of mind”, Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has said. The “least” Government can do is use whatever levers they have to try and pressure uncooperative countries, such as Nigeria and Nicaragua where attacks on Christians are rife,…
A Christian approach to immigration policy
We must strive for the common good of immigrants and citizens alike, writes David Quinn What is the right Christian approach to immigration? There is definitely one approach that is all wrong, which to simply close our borders and never ‘welcome the stranger’, to always say ‘there is no room at the inn’. But after…