Vatican and Palestinian leaders sign historic first legal treaty
Vatican and Palestinian leaders sign historic first legal treaty
VATICAN CITY (RNS): The Vatican on Friday (June 26) signed a historic agreement recognizing the state of Palestine and calling…......

07/01/2015

Pope Francis meets with Buddhist leaders: “these small gestures are seeds of peace”
Pope Francis meets with Buddhist leaders: “these small gestures are seeds of peace”
A dialogue between Catholic and Buddhist religious and social action leaders began on June 24 at the Vatican. Pope Francis stopped by the meeting, and Cardinal Jean-Louis…......

07/01/2015

Buddhists, Catholics begin new dialogue on 'suffering, liberation, fraternity'
Buddhists, Catholics begin new dialogue on 'suffering, liberation, fraternity'
(Vatican Radio) Buddhists and Catholics from the United States are holding an interreligious dialogue meeting for the first time near…......

06/24/2015

International Buddhist Women’s conference begins June 23
International Buddhist Women’s conference begins June 23
The 14th Sakyadhita International Conference on Buddhist Women began on June 23 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, running until June 30. Its…......

06/24/2015

Charles Clarke says schools should scrap Religious Education E in favour of 'moral education'
Charles Clarke has argued that Religious Education and compulsory daily worship should be scrapped from schools.......

06/17/2015

Holy See, U.S. sign historic accord against tax evasion
Holy See, U.S. sign historic accord against tax evasion
The Vatican formally committed Wednesday to share the tax information of U.S. citizens with the United States in the latest…......

06/15/2015

Pope Francis meets with Russian President Putin
Pope Francis meets with Russian President Putin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met Pope Francis on June 10 in a private audience in the Vatican. It was the…......

06/15/2015

Supreme Court strikes down law in Jerusalem passport case
Supreme Court strikes down law in Jerusalem passport case
The Supreme Court struck down part of a federal statute on June 8 that allowed Americans born in Jerusalem to…......

06/15/2015