Faith

New Canadians are keeping the Catholic faith alive

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:29:29 -0400

Anyone who has stepped inside a church in the last 40 years doesn’t need a nationwide poll to tell them that the most religious Canadians are the newest Canadians. Immigrants are driving the bus for almost every faith community in Canada, but none more-so than Catholics.

Central African bishops distance themselves from group promising vengeance for murdered priests

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:58:22 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya – Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic have distanced themselves from a group that is promising to defend the church and avenge the deaths of priests.

Pope Francis rejects German proposal for inter-communion

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:58:44 -0400

VATICAN – One month after Vatican and German delegates met in Rome to discuss a proposal put forward by German bishops to allow Protestant spouses in inter-denominational marriages to receive the Eucharist in certain circumstances, Pope Francis has rejected it.

Germany��Ƶapp communion discussion ‘puzzling,’ says Canadian archbishop

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Wed, 23 May 2018 08:48:08 -0400

Even a consensus among German Catholic bishops allowing intercommunion with Protestants cannot change Catholic teaching, says a Canadian archbishop.

Catholics, Protestants release Bible translations at joint service

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:30:00 -0500

STUTTGART, Germany – Five centuries after the start of the Protestant Reformation, leaders of the Catholic and Lutheran churches came together in a demonstration of unity to release new Bible translations.

Young people are leading the future of ecumenism

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 05:59:00 -0500

There was a time when Catholics, Protestants and other Christian denominations were largely isolated from each other.