ldquo Israeli society is in a state of shock rdquo after the recent election Rabbi Ron Kronish a leading interreligious educator and activist in Israel told me in this exclusive interview in which he analyzes the results and what is likely to happen now The Rabbi who has lived in Israel for th

Francis ate and met individually with 112 detainees at the city's prison

In an extraordinarily decisive act of governance that combines justice with mercy Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Scotland rsquo s Cardinal Keith O rsquo Brien from ldquo the rights and privileges rdquo of a cardinal In other words he remains a cardinal but without any public role

The Israeli electorate gave the country rsquo s political strongman Benjamin Netanyahu a measured victory earlier this week ensuring his Likud Party 30 of the 120 seats in the Knesset parliament and opening up the possibility for him to become Prime Minister for a fourth term nbsp He snatched

In a surprising and far-reaching decision, Pope Francis announced an extraordinary holy year, a Jubilee of Mercy, that will extend from Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20, 2016, and will involve the Catholic Church throughout the world. He broke the news during a penitential celebration in St. Peter’s B

Pope Francis' words have raised hopes among women, and some impatience.

In a surprising and far-reaching decision Pope Francis has announced an extraordinary ldquo Jubilee of Mercy rdquo that will extend from December 8 2015 to November 20 2016 and will involve the Catholic Church throughout the world He broke the news of this ldquo Extraordinary Holy Year of Mer

Women from all continents met in the Vatican on March 8 International Women rsquo s Day to focus on two topics women in society mdash the excluded the marginalized and women in the church ldquo We chose those topics because they are close to the heart of Pope Francis rdquo Chantal G tz the

During Pope Francis’ recent visit to the Philippines, I had the joy of meeting once again a man I have known for over a decade and greatly respect: Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, the emeritus archbishop of Manila. We talked about many things, but two in particular stood out: the vocation of the F

The Vatican has thrown its weight behind an important new Latin American Church transnational network REPAM created to protect the peoples and respond to the challenges to them and to the natural environment in the Amazon region that stretches across nine countries of that continent nbsp Cardinal