Monthly Archives: May 2014
2014 Catholics in Media Film & TV Awards to “The Monuments Men,” “Cesar’s Last Fast,” “CBS News Sunday Morning” and Frank Tobin at June 1st Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles
By Wendy Gustofson — May 27, 2014
(Los Angeles, CA, May 27, 2014) – Catholics in Media Associates (CIMA) celebrates its 21st Anniversary in 2014 with a mass and film and television awards ceremony on Sunday, June 1 which will honor the film “The Monuments Men,” the feature documentary “Cesar’s Last Fast,” the television news program “CBS News Sunday Morning” and long-time […]
No date set for historic Vatican meeting of Israeli, Palestinian presidents
By Josephine McKenna — May 26, 2014
ROME (RNS) While some media reports have the leaders meeting as early as June 6, the Vatican’s chief spokesman said Monday (May 26) that a “precise date” had not been set.
From Dachau to Durham, N.C., Holocaust survivors’ ashes find fitting burial
By Yonat Shimron — May 26, 2014
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) The journey of the ashes from Dachau to Durham is a remarkable story of a soldier’s witness to the atrocities of the Holocaust and his son’s commitment to finding them an honorable resting place.
Pope Francis concludes Holy Land trip with visits to Jewish holy sites
By Michele Chabin — May 26, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israelis were moved when he kissed the hands of the Holocaust survivors. But some haven't shaken the memory of centuries of anti-Semitism sparked by the Roman Catholic Church.
Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian presidents to talks at the Vatican
By Michele Chabin — May 25, 2014
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (RNS) "The time has come for everyone to find the courage to be generous and creative in the service of the common good," Francis said at a welcoming ceremony in Bethlehem hosted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A Call to the Nations of the World, Religious Leaders, and the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis
By Religion News LLC — May 25, 2014
We all believe that Divine Providence directs every detail of each and every one of our lives. (Here is not the place to discuss how this does not contradict the principle of free choice inherent to the human soul.) Even when a person chooses to follow a certain course of action for his own reasons, […]
Graphs: Who wants to be called an atheist? (spoiler: college-educated men)
By Tobin Grant — May 23, 2014
It's not just among activists. Atheists face a gender gap and an education gap among the average "none".
Conservative United Methodists say divide over sexuality is ‘irreconcilable’
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 23, 2014
(RNS) Ten years after rejecting an “amicable separation” as premature, conservatives within the United Methodist Church now say a divorce is inevitable.
Atheists lose court battle with IRS
By Lauren Markoe — May 23, 2014
(RNS) Does the IRS discriminate against atheist groups? A federal court says "no."
Vatican media chief says the church can’t ignore social media
By David Gibson — May 23, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) “In our church we are always fishing inside the aquarium,” Archbishop Claudio Celli, head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said. “And we forget that most fish are outside the aquarium.”
Orthodox rabbis indicted in divorce shakedown scheme
By Richard Khavkine — May 23, 2014
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) Four Orthodox rabbis implicated in a torture-for-hire operation were indicted Thursday (May 22).
Quote of the Day: Former Catholic school teacher Richard Hague
By Ron Ribiat — May 23, 2014
“I simply cannot believe that Jesus would require me to condemn my friends, nor that Jesus would require me to report any of my colleagues who supported, even loved, gay persons, nor do I believe for a moment that Jesus would punish me for my earlier ministry.” — Richard Hague, who retired from a 45-year career in […]
UN criticizes Vatican on sexual abuse but stops short of calling it torture
By Josephine McKenna — May 23, 2014
ROME (RNS) The panel’s criticism was far more muted than a scathing February report from the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child that asserted that the Vatican had fostered “impunity” for abusers.
Video: Not in God’s Name
By Sally Morrow — May 23, 2014
A new campaign called #NotInGodsName (Not In God's Name) is an a public declaration to reject criminal acts in the name of God or any religion.
How many Mormons seek an expanded role for women?
By Jana Riess — May 23, 2014
We often hear the 2011 Pew statistic that only 13% of Mormon men and 8% of women support women's ordination. But what if that figure is already out of date?
