Pope Benedict XVI has canonized five new saints: Father Damien (Jozef De Veuster), who tended to sufferers of leprosy on Molokai Zygmunt Szcezesny Felinski, who defended the Catholic Church as Poland was annexed...
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"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...
"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...
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....
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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...
"Pope Taken To Hospital Following Fall " Pope Taken To Hospital Following Fall 9:24am UK, Friday July 17, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI has been taken to hospital in northern Italy after slipping and falling during his...
Prior to returning home from his G8 meeting, Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada had about a 30 minute audience with the Pope Benedict. During their meeting they discussed how the G8 progressed,...
Updates: After a meeting with Presidents from Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay at El Salvador, the ousted Honduran Head of State Manuel Zelaya asked the army to stop inflicting violence on his countrymen. In...
Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...
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Hong Kong's former church leader spoke about the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and during a press conference on Monday. " Cardinal Joseph Zen said he wanted an official inquiry into what happened so future generations could tell the...
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VATICAN CITY, MAY 24, 2009 (Zenit.org). The Church's challenge in the era of Facebook and Twitter consists in presenting the profound message of Jesus without being sidetracked by technology's superficial aspects, says the Vatican spokesperson. Jesuit Father Federico...
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ROME, MAY 22, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Though trafficking in human beings is a "tremendous offense to dignity," there is no easy solution to this multifaceted and international problem, says a Vatican official. Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for...
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I went to see Angels and Demons this weekend and I must admit it was a pleasant surprise. I had read Angels and Demons in 8 hours one weekend, it literally was so compelling and exciting that I couldn’t put it down. So going to the movie, I feared the worst because I...
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The Illuminati murder mystery reported by CBS Phoenix, Arizona by a man named Paul Marcinkus, is still a hot topic to this day. In Sun City retired former Papal Guard, Archbishop and President of...