In church remains, German archaeologists discover the truth of “Atlantis of the North Sea”
RNS Once upon a time, in the marshes of the Wadden Sea, which spans the western coasts of Denmark, Germany and parts of the Netherlands, a great center of trade and commerce arose. Known as Rungholt, the city grew rich off the the region’s abundant amber, salt and whales, and became an essential stop for North […]
Essay: Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?
CAROLINE R NAGEL, professor of geography at the University of South Carolina, finds – in an article first published on The Conversation – that today’s short-term missionaries continue a long legacy, but in a very different way…
Sight-Seeing: Salvation for the whole of creation
NILS VON KALM says we have short-changed the Gospel…
Pope skips speech, blaming breathing difficulties after surgery
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis skipped reading a planned speech at a conference on Thursday, saying he still had breathing problems following a hernia operation this month. “I am still under the effects of anaesthesia, my breathing is not good,” Francis told a meeting of the Catholic Oriental Church, saying delegates would instead receive a […]
Abuse experts look to coming Catholic synod to promote accountability on abuse
Vatican City RNS Abuse prevention experts gathered in Rome said on Thursday that the Synod on Synodality’s potential to reform power structures and promote dialogue could also improve abuse prevention and accountability in the Catholic Church. The Synod on Synodality, launched by Pope Francis in 2021, has sought out the views of Catholics all over […]