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Many implications of Orthodox split remain unknown, says Catholic expert
On: 10/16/2018, Barb Fraze , In: World
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Russian Orthodox Church's decision to sever ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will affect ecumenical dialogue, but long-term implications remain unknown. Paulist Father Ron Roberson, associate director of ...

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Many implications of Orthodox split remain unknown, says Catholic expert
On: 10/16/2018, Barb Fraze , In: World
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Russian Orthodox Church's decision to sever ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will affect ecumenical dialogue, but long-term implications remain unknown. Paulist Father Ron Roberson, associate director of ...

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In major break over Ukraine, Russian Orthodox Church splits from Constantinople
On: 10/16/2018, CNA Staff , In: World
Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 15, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- The Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow has cut ties with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, claiming his recognition of an independent Orthodox Church in Ukraine departed from Orthodox ...

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Trump set to pick Catholic lawyer as next White House counsel
On: 10/15/2018, CNA Staff , In: Nation
Washington D.C., Oct 15, 2018 CNA.- President Donald Trump has reportedly chosen a Catholic lawyer, Pat Cipollone, to replace White House counsel Donald McGhan. In addition to his professional work, Cipollone serves on the board of directors for the ...

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Superiors general see no reason why women shouldn't have vote at synod
On: 10/15/2018, Cindy Wooden , In: World
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although bishops should make up the majority of voting members at a Synod of Bishops, the fact that the body is only consultative means women should be included as full members just as priests and religious brothers are, said three ...

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American pastor freed after two years in Turkey returns to U.S.
On: 10/15/2018, The Boston Pilot , In: Nation
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Rev. Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who had been jailed by Turkish authorities for nearly two years, returned to U.S. soil Oct. 13 after being freed the day before by Turkey. Rev. Brunson, who had been held ...

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Confirmation required for marriage?
Father Kenneth Doyle
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George Weigel
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Beyond Criticism and Anger -- The Invitation to a Deeper Empathy
Father Ron Rolheiser
Recently I attended a symposium where the keynote speaker ...
World Mission Sunday and the Reform of the Church
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Many implications of Orthodox split remain unknown, says Catholic expert

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Russian Orthodox Church's decision to sever ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will affect ecumenical dialogue, but long-term implications remain unknown.

Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 15, 2018 CNA/EWTN News.- The Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow has cut ties with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, claiming his recognition of an independent Orthodox Church in Ukraine departed from Orthodox Christian norms.

Washington D.C., Oct 15, 2018 CNA.- President Donald Trump has reportedly chosen a Catholic lawyer, Pat Cipollone, to replace White House counsel Donald McGhan. In addition to his professional work, Cipollone serves on the board of directors for the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., and co-founded the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in 2004.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although bishops should make up the majority of voting members at a Synod of Bishops, the fact that the body is only consultative means women should be included as full members just as priests and religious brothers are, said three priests who are voting members.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Rev. Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who had been jailed by Turkish authorities for nearly two years, returned to U.S. soil Oct. 13 after being freed the day before by Turkey.

Religions that do not pursue peace are a contradiction, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Religions, which are meant to build bridges, contradict their very nature if they stop pursuing the path of peace, Pope Francis said. "Our differences, therefore, must not pit us one against the other; the heart of a true believer seeks to open paths of communion always and everywhere," the pope said in a written message to an annual international gathering of religious and cultural leaders.