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Roommates: Quebec cardinal, Anglican bishop shared same roof for a year

Apr 8, 2018

For a little over a year, from May 2016 to July 2017, Bishop Bruce Myers of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec lived with Cardinal Gerald Lacroix. It was a unique kind of ecumenical dialogue.

By Philippe Vaillancourt

‘Pope’s favorite movement’ welcomes Syrian refugees to Rome

Mar 28, 2018

Around 40 Syrian refugees arrived in Rome on Tuesday as part of a humanitarian corridor created by the Community of Sant’Egidio, often known in the Francis era as “the pope’s favorite movement.”

By John L. Allen Jr.

Bishop Bambera urges prayers for peace after attack on Coptic Christians

Jan 2, 2018

In the wake of a gunman’s attack on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo Dec. 29, killing at least nine people, a U.S. bishop urged Catholics to “pray for peace in Egypt and the Middle East and for all victims of religious and political hatred.”

By Catholic News Service

Presiding in charity: Ecumenical dialogue looks at pope’s role

Dec 28, 2017

The idea that the pope, as the “first bishop” of the church, has a leadership role that other bishops do not is an especially large stumbling block for Eastern Orthodox Christians, but one that the Catholic and Orthodox churches are committed to discussing.

By Robert Duncan

God-given sexual identity has inherent beauty, dignity, say faith leaders

Dec 16, 2017

In an open letter Dec. 15, a group of 20 Catholic bishops and other religious leaders described as “deeply troubling” the movement today “to enforce the false idea — that a man can be or become a woman or vice versa.”

By Catholic News Service

Vatican issues stamp featuring Martin Luther for Reformation anniversary

Nov 26, 2017

In another sign of the Vatican’s positive approach to marking the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation, the Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office on Nov. 23 released a postage stamp featuring Martin Luther and one of his closest collaborators. The stamp features Luther and Philip Melanchthon, considered the first systematic

By Crux Staff