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Pope makes first big decision naming advisory board

April 13, 2013 06:45
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in his first major decision, on Saturday set up an advisory board of cardinals from around the world to help him govern the Catholic Church and reform its troubled central administration. The eight cardinals will help him put into place changes in an administration which has been held responsible for some of the mishaps and scandals that plagued the eight-year reign of Pope Benedict before he resigned in February.

Russian Patriarch Kirill Criticizes Feminism

April 11, 2013 04:47
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday criticized extreme forms of feminism but said women may well build a career, be involved in business activities and politics if those occupations are not in conflict with family values, APA reports. “I believe… feminism is very dangerous, as feminist organizations proclaim pseudo-freedom for women, supposed to be displayed first of all beyond marriage and family,” Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said at a meeting with activists of the Ukrainian Orthodox Christian Women’s Union in Moscow. “The feminist ideology focuses

Russian Patriarch denounces 'dangerous feminism'

April 10, 2013 07:00
The Russian Orthodox Patriarch has cautioned against the dangers of feminism, denouncing "propaganda" that encourages women to take roles beyond housekeeping and rearing children. "I consider the phenomenon called feminism very dangerous," said the powerful Patriarch Kirill in a speech delivered Tuesday and posted Wednesday on the official Russian Orthodox Church website. "Feminist organisations proclaim a pseudo-freedom of women, which should be manifested outside marriage and family."

Pope urges religions, those with no church to ally for justice

March 18, 2013 20:30
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged members of all religions and those belonging to no church on Wednesday to unite to defend justice, peace and the environment and not allow the value of a person to be reduced to "what he produces and what he consumes". Francis, elected a week ago as the first non-European pope in 1,300 years, met leaders of non-Catholic Christian religions such as Orthodox, Anglicans, Lutherans and Methodists, and others including Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus.

Pope tests his security detail by wading into crowd

March 17, 2013 12:45
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis gave his security detail a taste of his new papal style on Sunday by stepping outside a Vatican gate to greet a boisterous crowd of well-wishers. The pope said Sunday morning Mass in the small church of Santa Anna, just a few feet inside the gate of the same name, for Vatican workers who frequent it as their parish. He arrived in a black car, again shunning the papal limousine, and immediately went over to hundreds of people who had gathered at the gate to get a glimpse of him.

AFP 0500 GMT News Advisory

March 15, 2013 02:16
Duty Editor: Jitendra Joshi -- TOP STORIES -- + Pope Francis warns Church of danger of inaction + China names new premier to steer administration + Samsung unveils new smartphone with eye tracker + Patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs Vatican-religion-pope,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis warns in his first mass that the troubled Catholic Church risks becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it fails to undergo renewal. 850 words moved Guy Jackson. Picture. Graphic. Video

AFP 0100 GMT News Advisory

March 14, 2013 21:45
Duty Editor: John Weaver Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pope Francis warns Church of dangers of inaction + Obama reaches out to China's new president Xi + European Union leaders wrestle with austerity + Patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs Vatican-religion-pope,WRAP VATICAN CITY Pope Francis warns in his first mass that the troubled Catholic Church risks becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it fails to undergo renewal.

Russian Orthodox leader tells Pope must act together

March 14, 2013 14:15
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church told newly elected Pope Francis on Thursday they must act together to defend Christians persecuted in some parts of the world and promote traditional values against secularism. The Russian Orthodox Church shares the Roman Catholic Church's conservative stances on many moral issues but disputes still strain relations nearly a millennium after the Great Schism split Christianity into eastern and western branches.

Russian Church predicts good ties with new Pope

March 14, 2013 03:30
The Russian Orthodox Church expects that newly elected Pope Francis will foster positive relations between the two churches, a spokesman said Thursday. "The Russian Church welcomes the decision of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, and, as before, counts on relations between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches developing in a positive way," the head of the Moscow Patriarchy's press service, Alexander Volkov, told the RIA Novosti news agency.

AFP 0100 GMT News Advisory

March 12, 2013 21:45
Duty Editor: John Weaver Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Black smoke from Sistine Chapel signals no new pope + Argentine president slams Falklands vote as 'parody' + US spy chief warns of cyber danger, North Korea threat + NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars Vatican-religion-pope,WRAP VATICAN CITY
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