Vatican vows to fight Devil

"The Catholic Church has vowed to "fight the Devil head-on" by training hundreds of priests as exorcists. Father Gabriele Amorth (82), the Vatican's Exorcist-in-Chief, announced the initiative amid the Church's...

Muslim scholars send rare Christmas greetings

And Peace be with the Muslim World."PARIS -- Leading Muslim scholars have addressed warm Christmas greetings to Christians around the world, a message notable both for what it said and the fact that it was sent at...

Pope's Midnight Mass ushers in Christmas

Get your Pope on..."VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Echoing a theme he has raised about an increasingly...

Report's Top 10 Scrooge Moments of the Year

" The Scrooge Report is ending 2007 with its first annual Top 10 Scrooge Moments of the Year. Week after week, ever since the blog’s kick off in April, This Week’s Top Scrooge has been a regular...

Pope Benedict on the Environment and Sustainability

Although I may disagree with much of what Pope Benedict XVI has said in the past, he gave a notable speach on Dec 8 in celebration of World Peace Day.  Both the environment, and what boils down to issues of...

Suicide Bomber Dolls Go On Show

"Few people would describe the Pope or the Scientology founder, L.Ron Hubbard, as cute and cuddly. However, in his exhibition Cupco Is God, the artist Luke Temby has turned them into hand-stitched plush dolls. He...

Jihads of the West

"It was on this day in 1095 that Pope Urban II, while on a speaking tour in France, called for the first Crusade to recapture Jerusalem from the Turks. There was no imminent threat. Muslims had occupied...

Grocery store thief’s express lane Checkout

With armed robbery totaly out of control in South Florida what does one expect. It is great how WSVN says “would be” thief. I think if someone comes to rob my store he “would be” Shot."SOUTHWEST...

Great Pope mystery deepens

Daily Mail online news tells of Pope John Paul II reappearing in an image of fire. Father Cielecki said he was convinced that the pictures showed the former pontiff. Though I'm a religious man and believe in...

Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave?

This could be a Photoshop job. Our budget here at miamipress excludes us from the investigation or we would have sent one of our experts to Poland to investigate this apparent miracle."This fiery figure is being...

Whatever happened to the wholesome Jesus who just hung around with prostitutes?

The Catholic League has gotten its knickers in a knot about the organizers of the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco.  Apparently they don't like the fact that the last supper is being depicted as a place...

Muslim scholars reach out to Pope

"More than 130 Muslim scholars have written to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders urging greater understanding between the two faiths. They say that world peace could depend on improved relations between Muslims and Christians. The letter identifies similarities in...

The truth about how the Pope joined the Hitler Youth, by Chico the cat

"POPE Benedict XVI's early life has been laid bare in an authorised biography narrated by his favourite pet cat, Chico. Aimed at children, the book, entitled Joseph and Chico, even has a preface written by Pope...

World runner arrives in New York

"A grandmother attempting to run around the world is expected to reach Manhattan on Wednesday, four years after leaving her west Wales home. Rosie Swale Pope has arrived in New York after running across Europe, Russia, Asia and north America. She will be passing some of the...

Pope Refused Rice

It is odd that a pope would refuse to meet with such a high-ranking US official but that is what happened."Pope Benedict XVI refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in August, saying he was on...

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