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Pope at Santa Marta: Depression and hope
Reality can be ugly, but despite the suffering, corruption and indifference in today’s world as Christians we must hold our heads high in hope said Pope Francis at Mass Thursday morning in Casa Santa Marta. Basing his reflections on the Readings of the Day, Pope Francis spoke of the fate of the two cities of […]

Prayer, Purgatory and All Souls’ Day
When I was a Protestant, there were things I thought I knew about the Catholic Church, things I knew I didn’t know about the Catholic Church, but didn’t want to learn, and then a box marked, “Everything Else”. During my conversion process, that “Everything Else” box grew bigger and bigger as I slowly acquainted myself with this strange new religion […]

Shalom Community’s song recorded in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian singer Juan Pablo Alvarado and the Dominican Celinés Díaz recorded “Como fuego abrasador”, Spanish version of the song “Como fogo abrasador” (in English, “As a blazing fire”), written by Nicodemos Costa and interpreted by Ana Gabriela, both missionary members of Shalom Catholic Community. The song is in the album “Cinco Más” and its […]

Pontifical Council speaks out against terror in name of religion
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has issued a statement deploring the upsurge in violence in Iraq, calling on religious leaders, those involved in interfaith dialogue and on all men and women of good will, to unequivocally condemn terror in the name of religion. The Council also calls on religious leaders “to exercise their influence […]

Justice and Mercy in Church Marriage Law
  In the run up to the October Synod of Bishops on marriage and the family, experts in Church marriage law came together in Rome this week to discuss the theme ‘Pastoral Marriage: Justice and Mercy, Antidotes Against ‘Laxism’ and ‘Rigorism’”. The study day at the University of the Holy Cross on May 22 aimed […]

Being Catholic in Zanzibar
Mathew Limo* knows what to expect when he goes to church with his family. On the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, where 98 percent of the population is Muslim, Christians are given the cold shoulder. The past year has been characterized by renewed violence against Christians. So far the violence remains aimed at religious, but the […]
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