Monthly Archives: April 2008
Hartford Catholics Boot Protestants Off the Air
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
A Catholic-owned radio station in Hartford, Conn., tells Protestant shows they’re no longer welcome.
Two different jobs, two different bishops
By Phyllis Zagano — April 30, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service (UNDATED) As Pope Benedict XVI wowed 57,000 people at Yankee Stadium on Sunday (April 20), Paraguay elected a former Catholic bishop as president. Fernado Lugo, who resigned as bishop of San Pedro to run against the right-wing Colorado Party, now joins the “pink wave” of democratically elected leaders in Latin […]
Breaking News: The Pope Thinks We’re Sane
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI , in his weekly Wednesday audience, reflected on his recent six-day trip to our shores and has concluded that we’re not insane after all. Or, rather, that we are in fact sane. B16 (as he’s known in the press) commended the US as a “valid example of sane secularism, where the religious […]
RNS Weekly Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 30, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service Associated Church Press honors top publications (RNS) Religion News Service, The Catholic Sun and Mennonite Weekly Review were among the top winners of this year’s Associated Church Press awards, which were announced Tuesday (April 22) in Dallas. Awards were given in more than 60 categories for work published in religious […]
Chinese Orchestra to Play Mozart for German Pope
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
China’s Philharmonic Orchestra is set to perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem” in the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI, reported Vatican Radio.
FL License Plate With Cross Likely Will Not Move Forward
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
AP reports that Florida plans for a license plate with a cross, stained glass and the phrase “I Believe” is going nowhere.
Costs of papal visit to U.S. hard to pin down but total millions
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNS)-Pope Benedict XVI’s recent U.S. visit has been credited with improving his image among Americans, sparking greater interest about him and spurring much-needed evangelization efforts in the country. But those benefits came with a price tag of at least $12.5 million and perhaps much more.
Who’d Want to Fill These Shoes?
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
The AP has a profile on Rev. Otis Moss III. Who’s he? Perhaps you’ve heard of his predecessor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, at Trinity UCC in Chicago. QUOTE: Moss’ ascent follows the retirement of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whom Obama angrily denounced Tuesday for his “divisive and destructive” remarks. It’s a shift from more than […]
The End of the Line for a Troubled Bishop
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
News comes today that the pope has finally accepted the resignation of Bishop Donald Pelotte of Gallup, N.M. These things are pretty routine, but Pelotte’s case has verged on the edge of the bizarre for a long time. It started last July when Pelotte supposedly fell down some stairs at his house. Pelotte said he […]
Jefferts Schori to Venables: Keep Out!
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2008
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori is already dealing with the headache of a breakaway diocese in San Joaquin, Calif. She doesn’t want another one in Fort Worth, Texas. That’s why she’s telling Archbishop Gregory Venables of South America that he’s persona non grata (at least in her mind) at an upcoming convention of the […]
Has the ‘notion of sin’ been lost?
By RNS Blog Editor — April 30, 2008
USA Today’s Cathy Lynn Grossman looks at changing views toward the idea of sin.
Obama’s Judgment
By Mark Silk — April 30, 2008
Today’s WaPo editorial taxes Obama for bad judgment in L’Affaire Wright: Did Mr. Obama climb out of that hole yesterday? It seems to us that the whole sorry episode raises legitimate questions about his judgment. Given the long and close relationship between Mr. Obama and the Rev. Wright, voters will ask: How could Mr. Obama […]
Obama slams pastor’s `destructive’ comments
By RNS Blog Editor — April 30, 2008
WASHINGTON-Using some of his strongest language to date about his former pastor, Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday (April 29) that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s comments in a speech on Monday were “destructive” and contradict “everything that I’m about and who I am.” Obama, who had already distanced himself from Wright in a Philadelphia speech on […]
Passover’s gone, but the matzo isn’t
By RNS Blog Editor — April 30, 2008
It’s not just a case of post-holidays blahs. American Jews are facing another perennial challenge this week: what to do with all the leftover matzo that nobody ate. Matzo is flat baked cracker best known for its brittle consistency and bland taste. Since all bread products are off-limits during Passover, matzo-made with just flour and […]
Muslims, Jews, atheists cite concerns about National Day of Prayer
By RNS Blog Editor — April 30, 2008
A Muslim advocacy group is partnering with a Jewish online organization that has called for “inclusive” observances of the National Day of Prayer on Thursday (May 1).
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