American Nun Responds To Vatican Condemnation; Russian patriarch calls for reconciliation in ceremony at massacre site; UN chief urges Iraq and Iranian opposition group to work together to finish group’s relocation; Nigeria: Interfaith Delegation Releases Report on Violence; Arab Spring a mixed blessing for Christians; Berlin art show explores tradition and taboo in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
American Nun Responds To Vatican Condemnation
The Vatican recently announced that it would completely make over the Leadership Conference of Women Religious because of its “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.” Sister Pat Farrell, who heads the organization, says many of the charges are unsubstantiated.
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/17/156858223/an-american-nun-responds-to-vatican-condemnation?ft=1&f=1016
Russian patriarch calls for reconciliation in ceremony at massacre site
Patriarch Kirill I of the Russian Orthodox Church spoke at a service on 15 July to consecrate a church near a forest where thousands of Polish army officers and intelligentsia were massacred by Stalin’s secret police in 1940.
http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5800
UN chief urges Iraq and Iranian opposition group to work together to finish group’s relocation
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Iraqi government and an Iranian opposition group that was given refuge in the country during Saddam Hussein’s rule on Monday to work together to peacefully complete the group’s relocation without further delay.
http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2012/7/18/UN-chief-urges-Iraq-and-Iranian-opposition-group-to-work-together-to-finish-groups-relocation
Nigeria: Interfaith Delegation Releases Report on Violence
By Michael Ireland [Continental News] Members of the Church of Christ in Nigeria in the Jos region are fleeing their homes, fearful of more violence in the wake of last weekend’s mass killings in Plateau state, according to Open Doors News.
http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2012/7/18/Nigeria-Interfaith-Delegation-Releases-Report-on-Violence
Arab Spring a mixed blessing for Christians
The overthrow of oppressive regimes in the Arab Spring may not lead to a brighter future for Christians in the Arab world and Middle East
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/arab.spring.a.mixed.blessing.for.christians/30304.htm
Berlin art show explores tradition and taboo in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
An exhibition showing this summer in Berlin entitled “Journey to Jerusalem: Artistic Positions Between Religion, Tradition and Taboo” brings together the work of ten artists who deal with the place of religion in contemporary life.
http://www.eni.ch/featured/article.php?id=5801