Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:46:56 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Charles Lewis: Atheism leaves only an empty feeling /opinion/columnists/item/30130-charles-lewis-atheism-leaves-only-an-empty-feeling /opinion/columnists/item/30130-charles-lewis-atheism-leaves-only-an-empty-feeling

It all started innocently enough when I used the expression “children of God” in a recent column. Apparently in this secularized age it is an expression that some find insulting. 

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:30:39 -0400
At pre-synod, atheist says he is optimistic about church's future /home/international/item/27026-at-pre-synod-atheist-says-he-is-optimistic-about-church-s-future /home/international/item/27026-at-pre-synod-atheist-says-he-is-optimistic-about-church-s-future VATICAN – Religious and nonreligious people today must learn to engage in fair and objective dialogue so that they may unite the world and make it better as a whole, a young atheist said.
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International Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:20:41 -0400
#Fatima100: 'Miracle of the sun' broke darkness of Portugal's atheist regimes /home/international/item/26171-fatima-100-miracle-of-the-sun-broke-darkness-of-portugals-atheist-regimes /home/international/item/26171-fatima-100-miracle-of-the-sun-broke-darkness-of-portugals-atheist-regimes Fatima, Portugal – On “the day the sun danced,” thousands of people bore witness to a miracle that not only proved the validity of the Fatima Marian apparitions, but also shattered the prevalent belief at the time that God was no longer relevant, according to one theologian.]]> International Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:41:29 -0400 Star Wars’ Jedi rejected as religious group in UK /home/international/item/23914-star-wars-jedi-rejected-as-religious-group-in-uk /home/international/item/23914-star-wars-jedi-rejected-as-religious-group-in-uk

Han Solo may have referred to Jediism as a “hokey religion,” but the Charity Commission for England and Wales has ruled it is not actually a religion.

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rns@catholicregister.org (Religion News Service) International Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:00:00 -0500
Only 50 per cent of Italians call themselves Catholic /faith/item/22020-only-50-per-cent-of-italians-call-themselves-catholic /faith/item/22020-only-50-per-cent-of-italians-call-themselves-catholic

ROME - Italy may be the spiritual home of 1.2 billion members of the Catholic Church around the world, but a new poll shows only 50 per cent of Italians consider themselves Catholic.

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Faith Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:00:00 -0400
Equal platform /columns/item/20108-equal-platform /columns/item/20108-equal-platform

The institutions of society should always show respect and tolerance for people of every faith or no faith. The goal should be inclusiveness and accommodation. ThatƵapp how a genuinely pluralistic, multicultural society works.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0400
Leading atheist followed the evidence — and discovered God /opinion/guest-columnists/item/19823-leading-atheist-followed-the-evidence-and-discovered-god /opinion/guest-columnists/item/19823-leading-atheist-followed-the-evidence-and-discovered-god

Long before todayƵapp clamorous atheists (Christopher Hitchens, God is not Good; Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion; Sam Harris, The End of Faith, etc.) began filling bookshelves and public airwaves, there was one name that was synonymous, at least in England, with public atheism. That name was Antony Flew.

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ianhunter@catholicregister.org (Ian Hunter) Guest Columns Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0500
Losing their religion: More women join the unspiritual set /faith/item/19756-losing-their-religion-more-women-join-the-unspiritual-set /faith/item/19756-losing-their-religion-more-women-join-the-unspiritual-set

Nadia Bulkin, 27, the daughter of a Muslim father and a Christian mother, spends “zero time” thinking about God.

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Faith Sat, 28 Feb 2015 07:00:00 -0500
Better churches will keep people in the pews /faith/columnists/item/19307-better-churches-will-keep-people-in-the-pews /faith/columnists/item/19307-better-churches-will-keep-people-in-the-pews

ItƵapp no secret that today thereƵapp been a massive drop-off in church attendance. Moreover that drop-off is not paralleled by the same widespread growth in atheism and agnosticism.

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frronrolheiser@catholicregister.org (Fr. Ron Rolheiser) Fr. Ron Rolheiser Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:00:00 -0500
Richard Dawkins: AtheismƵapp asset or liability? /home/international/item/18597-richard-dawkins-atheism-s-asset-or-liability /home/international/item/18597-richard-dawkins-atheism-s-asset-or-liability

It may go down as one of the shortest-lived peace accords on record.

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rns@catholicregister.org (Religion News Service) International Fri, 08 Aug 2014 07:59:59 -0400