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(Vatican Radio) An interfaith forum took place in Jerusalem on Wednesday exploring the importance of that holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims.Entitled ‘Jerusalem and the monotheistic religions; symbols, attitudes, real life”, the forum was organised by the Pontifical Notre Dame Center there, together with the European University of Rome.Among the keynote speakers at the event was Rabbi David Rosen, honourary president of the International Council of Christians and Jews, and a well-known voice for improving interreligious relations.He spoke to Philippa Hitchen about the timely nature of this interfaith encounter….Listen: Rabbi Rosen believes that the key mesesage of the conference is that "Jerusalem can never be anybody’s exclusive embrace, and we will only truly succeed in seeking the peace of Jerusalem, to use the phrase of the psalmist, when we can recognize, and respect, and even embrace the attachments of others to the city&rdqu...
Denver, Colo., Jul 19, 2017 / 08:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Facebook has restored more than 20 Catholic pages in Portuguese and English that were blocked yesterday, citing a malfunction in the system.In a statement to ACI Prensa, a Facebook spokesperson said, "The pages were reestablished. The incident was a malfunction of the spam detection mechanism in our platform. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."Between the night of July 17 and the morning of July 18, Facebook unpublished at least 25 pages - 21 in Portuguese and four in English - without giving an initial explanation to page administrators.The blocked Catholic pages each had between hundreds of thousands and 6 million followers.Hours after CNA and other media published a story about the blocked pages, around 1 a.m. in the morning July 19, all blocked pages had been returned to normal.In statements collected by ChurchPop.com, Carlos René, administrator of the page "Papa Franci...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Armin Weigel, EPABy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than 500 boys suffered abuseat the hands of dozens of teachers and priests at the school that trains the prestigiousboys choir of the Regensburg Cathedral in Germany, said an independentinvestigator.Former students of the Domspatzen choir reported that thephysical, emotional and even sexual abuse at the school made life there like "aprison, hell and a concentration camp," said Ulrich Weber, the lawyerleading the investigation of claims of abuse at the choir and two associatedboarding schools.A "culture of silence" among church leaders andmembers allowed such abuse to continue for decades, Weber said as he presentedthe final report on his findings during a press conference in Regensburg July18.The investigation, commissioned by the Diocese ofRegensburg, found that at least 547 former members of the Regensburg Domspatzenboys choir in Germany were subjected to some form of abuse, according toVatican Radio. Of t...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire lobsterman has joined an elite club after catching a rare blue lobster....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Discovery Channel wants Shark Week viewers to be donors as well....
TOKYO (AP) -- An underwater robot entered a badly damaged reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant Wednesday, capturing images of the harsh impact of its meltdown, including key structures that were torn and knocked out of place....
SALEM, Mass. (AP) -- Five women hanged during the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts are being remembered on the 325th anniversary of their deaths....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that a woman who was detained after wearing a miniskirt in a video that went viral has been released without charge....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key House panel on Wednesday took a critical first step toward enabling Republicans to revise the tax code, kicking off a daylong debate over a GOP budget that slashes safety net programs for the poor while rewarding the military with a $70 billion boost....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up the pressure on reluctant Republicans to erase much of Barack Obama's health care law, tweeting, "They MUST keep their promise to America" and vowing the measure would improve at his White House lunch with senators....
