Articles relevant to aspects of religious faith, in particular Catholic Christianity.
ZENIT reports on 19th August 2010 that a Vatican spokesman said that Benedict XVI’s trip to the United Kingdom in September 2010 will be an opportunity to effectively present a secularized society with the positive contribution and beauty of the Cread more
Zenit reports that on 18th August 2010 the Vatican publicised the itinerary for the Pope’s Sept. 16-19 apostolic journey to the UK. Thursday Sept 16 He will leave Rome at 8:10 a.m. and arrive at the international airport of Edinburgh, Scotland, at 1read more
The BBC Radio 3 programme ‘Sunday Feature’ gave an interesting insight into the life of Cardinal John Henry Newman whose Beatification will be clebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday 19th September 2010. This is the iPlayer link to the prograread more
Pope Benedict XVI is recommending that everyone have devotion to a particular saint — he suggested, for example, a namesake — so that the saint can offer closeness through intercession but also be a model to imitate. ZENIT reports that the Popread more
The Vatican Infrmation Service reported on Wednesday 8th September that, during his general audience, Benedict XVI read an English-language message for his forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom, due to take place from 16 to 19 September. “I am read more
Scotland’s First Minister has highlighted the Catholic Church’s historic role in shaping the nation and its continuing contribution to society as he hosted a reception at the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle to mark the imminent arrival of Pope read more
ThinkingFaith.org provides this article by Philip Endean SJ who is a tutor in theology at Campion Hall, University of Oxford. As we were preparing to welcome Pope Benedict to the United Kingdom, the liturgy of the Sunday beforehand was inviting us to consread more
An Article in ThinkingFaith.org by Thomas P. Rausch SJ Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, has long been interested in the theology of the Church. His doctoral dissertation, Volk und Haus Gottes in Augustins Lehre von der Kirche (‘The People and thread more
An article in ThinkingFaith.org by Michael Holman SJ is the Provincial of the British Jesuits It is often said, with much justification, that education in Britain has in recent years become narrowly focused on forming young people who will meet the needs read more
An article on ThinkingFaith.org by Michael Barnes SJ Where has interreligious relations been in the Pope’s visit? At the pastoral end or the political? The answer, of course, is both. A meeting with a representative group of faith leaders may not have tread more
