Father Samir on ISIS: ‘What They Are Doing Is Diabolical’
What are the reasons for the murderous rampage currently being undertaken by the jihadist troops of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)? A […]
Month: September 2014
Patriarch Sako: Christian Militias Would Escalate Iraq Crisis
ROME — Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako I has drawn criticism from some quarters for insisting that, although Iraqi Christians have an absolute right to […]
Legion of Christ Apologizes for ‘Poorly Chosen and Inappropriate’ Remarks
VATICAN CITY — A priest of the Legion of Christ has offered his profound apologies for published comments in which he is quoted as comparing the […]
Ratzinger ‘Schulerkreis’ in Session
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “smiling like he used to smile,” says Society of the Divine Word Father Vincent Twomey, a moral theologian who studied under Joseph […]
Pope Francis Reaches Out to Slain Journalist’s Family
VATICAN CITY — The parents of freelance journalist James Foley, who was beheaded by ISIS terrorists earlier this week, were “deeply moved and grateful” for […]
Pope’s Korean Trip a ‘Sign of Hope’ for Asia
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis brought a “sign of hope” to Asia, helped “cultivate solidarity” and invited Koreans to unity, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the […]