Bishop of Durham

Lena Pope has a heart for children and families and has been providing them with hope since 1930. The organization focuses on providing counseling and education benefits to the North Texas community. Through the use of their charter school, Chapel Hill Academy, the organization offers free education to elementary aged students. Lena Pope offers the Juvenile Justice Program along with the Lena Pope Early Learning Center in order to foster the needs of the community and ensure success for the…

With the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the Roman Catholic Church emerged and began its course to spread the word of God throughout Europe. Throughout the Middle Ages one of the most dominant religions the world has ever seen which was the Roman Catholic Church, played an integral role in the lives of everyday people. In these times, the Church was much more than a mere religious organization, instead playing a hand in hand role in many aspects of daily life as well as playing a key role in many…

There is an immense and ever increasing problem within the church that many have not even realized has developed right under their nose. This is the problem of appearances in the church becoming the main focus and even purpose of church gatherings. Imagine walking into a building full of men and women clothed in the trendiest fashions and designer shoes, some decked out in stylish tattoos, and carrying the newest (most updated/sleekest) tablets. All of these people are lingering around in clumps…

St. John Rigby was one of the forty martyrs of England who was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970. St. John was born somewhere close to Wigan, England and had friendly relations with the church. When St. John admitted that he was a Catholic, the people didn't seem to like it and he was placed in a nearby prison called Newgate. On June 21, he was hanged at a place called Southwark. St. John was given two chances to change his word but refused and is now a martyr. The feast day of St. John Rigby is…

When we look at Religious Europe in the 16th century and the 19th century, we see a completely drastic change. In the 16th century the two main religions were Catholicism, which was a deviation from Christianity, and Protestantism, which came with a reformation started by Martin Luther while trying to turn the Catholic Church back to its foundations which were Christianity. About a century later came what was known as absolutism. It was the kind of government in which the king had absolute and…

For this final core writing assignment, I have chosen the topic about the issues and the conspiracies of the Roman Catholic Church. These topics might be disturbing to others specially the pro Catholic Church people like my family. This is one of the reasons why I chose this topic because it caught my interest on why and how are these things possible. I started the research with an open mind and look at the issues on a different perspective without being bias. After doing some research and after…

The study will be conducted at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. New Hope Baptist Church was established in April of 1913. It was composed of seven members and led by Reverend Cassie. Reverend Cassie was succeeded by five other pastors who grew the church and built a sanctuary on Whitfield Mills Road. But as the church continued to expand and with new leadership under Reverend Jerry Young the sanctuary was moved to Watkins Drive, where it is still located. Under the guidance…

The Landing Page –Guide to Catholic Social Thought in society Catholic Social Thought refers to the body combining social issues within the economic, political, personal and spiritual atmosphere. This is continuously being developed in order to guide each individual, communities and societies in responding to social problems for a greater change in society. “Whenever our interior life becomes caught up its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor…

and inspiring as indicated in the II Vatican Council Documents, especially "The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church," "the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World," "the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity." and the United States Bishops' Pastoral, "Called and Gifted: Catholic Laity 1980." SECULAR. In the past, the Secular Franciscan Order tended to operate out of a "religious life" model. The II Vatican…

Just when Oscar was thirty years old he became an ordained priest, and decided to travel back to his hometown, San Salvador. After twenty- eight years of hard work as a priest he became a bishop. In 1977 he was made the Archbishop of San Salvador, and held that title till his death in 1980. While Oscar was a bishop there was a lot of violence in El Salvador, for poor people were being killed for standing up for their rights. Romero helped a couple of families…