Editorial/Reconciliation/Dom Rep wedding changes/Renouncing US citizenship
THE EDITOR SPEAKS: IDLE THOUGHTS Colin Wilson I was asked over this weekend to conduct a brief discussion at a men’s Group I belong to whilst we broke for refreshment and to to come up with a title for it…
Christie’s gay bill irks Christian right
From Newsmax New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s signing of legislation last week banning the practice of gay conversion therapy on minors has opened a wound with Christian conservatives and will likely prove another stumbling block in any 2016 presidential bid….
Pope brings in lay experts to help reform Vatican
By Philip Pullella From swissinfo.ch VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has brought in international experts to help him overhaul the Holy See and move on from a series of scandals under his predecessor Benedict XVI. Urged on by the…
Papal Nuncio visits Cayman Islands
This week (from Thursday 15), Saint Ignatius Parish and the Cayman Islands welcomes His Excellency, Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles Episcopal Conference (English, French and Dutch speaking Caribbean Islands), on his first official visit to the…
Women promote mosques ‘for all’ in Britain
From France24 AFP – In the damp basement room of a Caribbean restaurant in London, Naima leads prayers for an audience of male and female worshippers. They face Mecca, directed by an arrow scrawled on a blackboard in pink chalk….
Allegedly gay prelate in Vatican scandal was once posted to Trinidad
From Caribbean360 The man appointed to clean up the Vatican bank was transferred to T&T from Uruguay after that country’s nuncio reportedly appealed for his removal. ROME, Italy, Wednesday July 24, 2013 – Italian weekly news magazine L’Espresso has suggested…
Pope Francis on gay priests: ‘Who am I to judge?’
By Joe Coscarelli From New York Mag Inching toward progress, Pope Francis ended his first trip abroad with a candid question-and-answer session in which he was asked about the possibility of, gasp, sexually inactive gay men in the Church. “If…
Pope wraps up historic trip with Copacabana Mass
From The New Age Pope Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass on Copacabana beach that drew a reported 3 million people, who cheered the first Latin American pope in a remarkable response…
Pope fears lost generation of young unemployed
From moneynews Pope Francis said on Monday (22) the world risks losing a generation of young people to unemployment and called for a more inclusive culture, as he headed to Brazil on his first trip outside Italy. Speaking to journalists…
Another ‘Black Monday’
From The Washington Times Religious leaders in the Dominican Republic are calling for another round of protests Monday over President Obama’s decision to nominate an open homosexual to serve as U.S. ambassador to the predominantly Catholic Caribbean nation. Opposition to…
