–> See also: “Brother, Finally!”: Pope Meets Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow for First Time in 1000 Years –> See also: The Best Photos of the Historic Meeting Between Pope Francis & Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God the Father...
“Brother, finally!” That’s how Pope Francis first reportedly greeted Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. The two met today at Havana’s José Martí International Airport in Cuba. It was the first time a Catholic pontiff had met with an Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow since the Great East-West Schism, almost...
Sir Alfred Jules Ayer was one of the 20th century’s most prominent philosophers and atheists. He was an advocate of logical positivism, which claimed that all non-empirically verifiable claims, including religious ones, were meaningless. And he was absolutely sure there was no God and no afterlife. That is, until...
When snow falls on the campus of Michigan Tech University, Catholic students don’t stay boarded up in their dorm rooms with cups of hot chocolate. Instead, they build snow churches and celebrate Mass outdoors. “Building a snow chapel seemed like a really good way to get people thinking about...
Dennis Di Mauro was a Lutheran man with a Catholic wife, and he was saddened that Protestants had rejected the rosary. “I have read some excellent articles on how the rosary is completely ecumenical in spirit and fully seeks to unite all Christians in prayer,” he writes, explaining he had...
U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michele issued a statement today on the White House website commemorating Ash Wednesday and requesting prayer for persecuted Christians around the world. “Today, Michelle and I join our fellow Christians in marking Ash Wednesday,” the statement begins. “Lent is a season of...
