Doubts first arose in 1961 as to whether the Catholic monk Luther really nailed a manifesto to the chapel door of a Castle in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517.
Read moreMonth: October 2016
John Limb to Step Down as OCP Publisher
Limb will be available to OCP in an “emeritus role” for five years.
Read moreViewpoint: Rediscovering the Authentic Catholic Vision of Purgatory
The pain of purgatory, then, is not the pain of divine punishment and wrath, but the pain of growth and transformation, the pain of breaking out of the old self into the new.
Read moreText: Joint Declaration for the 500th anniversary of Reformation
Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Yunan, president of the Lutheran World Federation, signed the Joint Declaration at the Lutheran Cathedral of Lund, Sweden today.
Read moreMilestones in Papal Ecumenism: Part Ten
As was widely reported, today in Lund Sweden, Pope Francis and Bishop Mounib Younan, President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) signed a Joint Statement
Read moreLive Broadcast: Pope in Sweden
Here’s the video of the service that took place today in the Lutheran Cathedral in Lund.
Read moreConference in Rome – 50 Years after Musicam Sacram
The Conference seeks to stimulate a deep reflection in musical, liturgical, theological and phenomenological terms, leaving aside sterile polemics.
Read morePray for the Monks of Norcia
Let us pray for the monastic community, and all the people of Norcia and in Italy who are suffering from this tragic disaster.
Read moreMilestones in Papal Ecumenism: Part Nine
The significance of a joint service, with both the Pope and the president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, Nikolas Schneider, jointly presiding and both giving the final blessing, in Erfurt should not be under estimated.
Read morePress Roundup: Reactions to Yesterday’s Liturgy Appointments by the Pope
Commentators have not been shy in naming the significance of the shift.
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