There is no simple solution to Church decline, but it is not inevitable writes Michael Kelly
Month: February 2014
Ukraine ‘targeting’ clergy – Ambassador
Accusation was made by Canadian ambassador
Christian pastor dies in CAR violence
Baptist pastor and has son are among the latest victims
Byzantine church located on lake bed
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the submerged remains of what may be a significant Byzantine church. Researchers at Lake Iznik in Bursa province are turning to experts in Byzantine history in an attempt to confirm that the remains are those of St Peter’s church, a building repeatedly referred to in ancient texts but whose physical…
Japan to translate Marega Papers
The Vatican has signed an agreement with Japan for the translation of antique documents charting the arrival of Christianity to the eastern nation. The Marega Papers, pictured in the hands of Monsignor Cesare Pasini, head of the Vatican Apostolic Library, area series of some 10,000 records laid down on fragile rice paper, date from 1719…
In Confirmation a sacred drama gently unfolds
Ritual involves sacred objects, words and actions.
Rolling Stone criticised
Vatican spokesman points out that the article relies on unnecessary comparisons with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Leading Melkite prelate retires
Pope Francis has accepted the early resignation of Archbishop Elias Chacour
Arrests in JPII blood theft
Italian police have arrested two men in connection to the crime
Newcomers transforming the North’s schools
There is a dramatic increase in newcomer pupils attending schools across the North says Kathryn Torney, The Detail

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