Christmas Midnight Mass: Celebrations and Origins

 The Christmas Eve Midnight Mass happens at midnight on December 24 to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Mass marks the beginning of the Christmas Day. The word "Christmas" has originated from a combination of the words "Christ" and "Mass." "Christos" is Greek...

The Simpsons Praised In Vatican's Newspaper L'Osservatore Romano

In an unexpected move, the Vatican's newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, which usually covers Pope's activities, has praised American cartoon TV show "The Simpsons" that turned 30 on December 17. The show's first debut was in 1989 on Fox network. Since than, the show aired 449...

Pope to write to Irish Catholics about 'shameful' clerical abuse

"Pope Benedict XVI is "deeply disturbed and distressed" by a report detailing clerical sexual abuse in the archdiocese of Dublin and is writing to Irish Catholics to help them ensure the future safety of children in the church, the Vatican said today."Oh, this I cannot wait...

Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up

"A damning report into child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese has criticised the Catholic Church hierarchy for covering up the abuse. The report investigated how Church and state authorities handled allegations of child abuse against 46 priests. " I thought that this had...

Vatican Bishops Gather To Learn Internet Skills From Top Techies

Representatives from Google, YouTube, Wikipedia and Facebook have gathered in Vatican City today, not for a sermon or liturgy, but to give Vatican officials a lecture on the use of Internet and new media. During a four-day conference which started today, Vatican officials...

Papal Cynicism

On October 20, Pope Benedict XVI approved a plan wherein the Pope will issue an apostolic constitution, a form of papal decree, that will lead to the creation of "personal ordinariates" for Anglicans who convert to Rome.John Hooper of the UK Guardian reports: "More than half...

Catholic Church urges whistleblowers to report sex abuse priests

"The Roman Catholic Church is urging whistleblowers to speak out against bishops, clergy, monks and nuns who they suspect might be guilty of sexual or other abuse. Alleged abusers who do not merit a criminal prosecution are to be subject to independent investigation by a...

Sex abuse rife in other religions, says Vatican

"The Vatican has lashed out at criticism over its handling of its paedophilia crisis by saying the Catholic church was "busy cleaning its own house" and that the problems with clerical sex abuse in other churches were as big, if not bigger." I'm not sure why the Vatican has...

Vatican: Britain and US Knew about the Holocaust, and Did Nothing

The Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, said that the British and American governments knew about Nazi's extermination plan but did nothing to stop them. In contrast, L'Osservatore claimed, the wartime Pope Pius XII tried to save as many Jews as he could in secrecy....

Pope Benedict XVI Signs With Geffen Records Label

Pope Benedict XVI signs with a major record label to record an album of prayers to the Virgin Mary. Pope Benedict XVI signed a deal with a music label Geffen Records to record Alma Mater, an album of songs and prayers to the Virgin Mary. The same label signed artists like...