Tag - pentecost

Pentecost NOT “Birth of the Church”

Editor: it is a common error, repeated often in homilies/sermons, that the Church was "born" at Pentecost.  We need only recall the Petrine verses in the Gospel, and Christ's final command to his apostles prior to his Ascension into Heaven: "Go out into the whole world and baptize..." to recognise that this claim is...

Will Pope Francis’ Inter-Faith Peace Prayers Please God? If So, Which One?

Vatican City, Jun 6, 2014 / 08:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican has released the details for Sunday’s prayer between Pope Francis and the Israeli and Palestinian presidents, stating that although peace will not be immediate, it’s a starting point.“The intent of this encounter is to open the road to peace,” Fr. Pierbattista Pizzaballa...