Monday’s resignation of Joseph Ratzinger—Pope Benedict XVI—as head of the Catholic Church provoked statements of surprise and concern within ruling circles internationally. These sentiments expressed by US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and many others were not motivated fundamentally by any p... »
As the Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Odilo Pedro Scherer bears the tremendous responsibility of being the face of the Church in the world’s most populous Catholic nation. Born to German immigrant parents in the Brazilian city of San Francisco, Cerro Largo, Scherer, 63, is the youngest of the Latin American cardinals considered possibilities to become the next pope. Scherer is also one of ... »
Would like to get the opinions of my Catholic friends on these statements please. [◄](https://biblehub.com/acts/5-28.htm) Acts 5:29 [►](https://biblehub.com/acts/5-30.htm) [ ](https://biblehub.com/sum/acts/)Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings! American Founding Fathers on Catholicism “I have long been decided in opinion that a free governmen... »
Is This The Guy Who Represents Christ? In a dialogue with Catholic high school students in Rome this weekend, Pope Francis responded to a question about how to deal with atheists and people of other faiths by saying that Christians should never proselytize — and any who do are not truly Christians. »