(The Tablet) Once again the Vatican has responded to a whiff of scandal in a way that makes it worse. Throughout the long and agonising saga of clerical child abuse, there were voices saying that it was all “got up” by the media, some denying that there was any substance to it at all. Sadly, that...Les mer

(etik.dk) Vi må ikke forbyde kunsten at røre ved det, der gør virkelig ondt i samfundet, advarer Tore Rye Andersen, lektor i litteraturhistorie ved Aarhus Universitet. Alligevel mener han, at Christian Lollike er lige tidligt nok ude med sit stykke om Anders Breivik. Les mer

(NYTimes) Bridgette Dunlap, a Fordham University law student, knew that the school’s health plan had to pay for birth control pills, in keeping with New York state law. What she did not find out until she was in an examining room, “in the paper dress,” was that the student health service — in...Les mer

(katolskakyrkan.se) Vi måste bli som barn för att låta oss undervisas av ett Barn. Vi kommer inte undan. Ner på knä, väx neråt i ödmjukhet och ringhet, inte uppåt! Låt oss därför idag böja knä med Österns vise vid krubban och tillbe den Gud, som i sin godhet döljer sin härlighet i ett litet barn,...Les mer

(h2o news) For both Christian and Muslim youth the Arab Spring fostered hopes for greater democracy and respect for human rights. Recently, however, increasing sectarian violence and a rise in fundamentalist voices calling to establish Egypt as an Islamic state are dimming these hopes and isolating...Les mer

(Caritas Blog) Catholic Relief Services (CRS is a Caritas member based in the US) is poised to respond to the declared emergency in Jonglei State in South Sudan, where an estimated 50,000 people have been displaced since late December due to ethnic conflict between the Lou Nuer and Murle tribes...Les mer

(The Tablet) The news that the Lutheran and Catholic Churches are to embark on a joint review of their shared history sets an example that others could usefully follow. Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, has announced that both Churches have...Les mer

(nytimes.com) ll Scher, left, of the Campaign for America's Future and Kristen Soltis of the Independent Women's Forum debate conservative reaction to Occupy Wall Street.Les mer

(religion.dk) Egyptens religiøse ledere støtter hinanden i håbet om en fælles fremtid præget af religionsfrihed, skriver Danmissions regionskoordinator Jonas Norgaard Mortensen Les mer

(caritas.no) Pave Benedikt XVI minner om den alvorlige situasjonen 13 millioner mennesker befinner seg i, i Øst Afrika. Matvaremangelen er kritisk etter tørke, konflikt og sosial urettferdighet. Les mer

(caritas.no) Med tildelingen av Nobels Fredspris til Ellen Johnson Sirleaf og Leymah Gbowee fra Liberia, og Tawakkul Karman fra Jemen, har Nobelkomiteen synliggjort viktige bidrag til fred og kvinners rett til full deltakelse i fredsbyggende arbeid, sier generalsekretær i Caritas Norge, Martha...Les mer

(The Tablet) Setting up Catholic schools as a priority in the nineteenth century, Cardinal Manning alluded to Satan trying to separate religion from education. Today, more and more non-Catholics attend these institutions. Is this welcome, or does it dilute their ethos? Les mer

(cafod.org.uk) Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel peace prize, died on Sunday night. CAFOD's Joseph Kabiru describes her as "my heroine, a global inspiration, and a true Kenyan warrior". Les mer

(thetablet.co.uk) From the time of its founding fathers, the dream of post-war Europe has been political union as well as economic prosperity. But with its economy in crisis, the danger is that Europe’s core values of solidarity and peaceful coexistence will be lost Les mer

(www.religion.dk) Fader Mychal Judge, helten fra 11. september, er efter sin død blevet hovedperson i debatten om homoseksuelle i den katolske kirke.Les mer