Guest Voices: vatican


Posted at 06:05 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Michelangelo, religious tolerance and the 500th anniversary of the Sistine Chapel ceiling
By Benjamin Blech
Rabbi says frescoes offer a barely concealed message of respect for the righteous of all faiths.

By Benjamin Blech  |  06:05 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 07:13 PM ET, 11/01/2012

After Vatican screening of ‘Muslim Scare’ video, a call for dialogue
By Jordan Denari
Student thanks Islam for helping her to re-embrace the Gospel—the values of faith, hope, and love.

By Jordan Denari  |  07:13 PM ET, 11/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Islam; Muslims; Ctaholics; Vatican; Muslim-Catholic relations; New Evangelization

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012

Vatican II at 50
By Kenneth J. Wolfe
The greatest accomplishment that can be said for Vatican II is Pope John XXIII’s stated goal to “throw open the windows of the Church.

By Kenneth J. Wolfe  |  07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Second Vatican Council; Vatican II; Roman Catholic Church; Catholics; 50 years after Vatican II; Ken Wolfe; Latin Mass; new Mass

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012

Saints are back in style
By Colleen Carroll Campbell
Fifty years after Vatican II, Catholic saints are enjoying a revival.

By Colleen Carroll Campbell  |  07:00 AM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Second Vatican Council; Vatican II; saints; Catholics; Roman Catholic Church; Colleen Carroll Campbell; saints; feast days

Posted at 04:27 PM ET, 06/05/2012

Why the Catholic Church needs Margaret Farley
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
If ever there were a method of moral reasoning on sexual ethics that is desperately needed in the Catholic Church today, it is the one proposed by Margaret Farley.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  04:27 PM ET, 06/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  catholic church, sexuality, nuns, vatican