Source: Digital Journal By Eliott Elwas Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement from the papacy in February 2013. The Pope’s sudden retirement reminds many biblical eschatologists of St. Malachi’s famous prophecies for the 112 Catholic popes. Pope Benedict XVI retired on Thursday, 28 February 2013. He is the first pope […]
Source: The Economist: ON THE eve of his first Easter Sunday celebration as bishop of Rome, Pope Francis sprang another of his teasing little surprises. As the Shroud of Turin, which is probably the Christian world’s most hotly contested holy relic, was given a rare showing on television, he issued […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Girolamo Savonarola (Italian: [savonaˈroːla]; 1452–1498) was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher active in Renaissance Florence, and known for his prophecies of civic glory and calls for Christian renewal. He denounced clerical corruption, despotic rule and the exploitation of the poor. He prophesied the coming of a biblical flood and a […]
theguardian:by Lizzy Davies. Cloth seen by Catholics as burial shroud of Jesus, and medieval forgery by scientists, to be shown on TV for first time in 30 years The shroud of Turin is to be shown on television for the first time in 40 years on Easter Saturday as a […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Italy has moved to defuse a diplomatic dispute with India by agreeing to send back two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen last year. The two Italian marines are due to face trial in India over the allegations, but after the Indian Supreme Court […]
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: India is downgrading its diplomatic ties with Italy and has asked its ambassador-designate to that country Basant Kumar Gupta, who was scheduled to leave for Rome on Friday, not to proceed to take up his posting. The government which is reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral […]
Source: CNN Members of the public waited in long lines Tuesday morning to join the Mass, which was open to all. As the service began, the morning’s brilliant sunshine came to an abrupt end, with the skies letting loose thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour. Applause echoed round St. Peter’s […]
By Jason Horowitz, Published: March 8 VATICAN CITY — The College of Cardinals will convene Tuesday to begin the formal process of selecting a new pope to lead the world’s […]
Source: CNN Rome (CNN) — A group representing survivors of sexual abuse by priests on Wednesday named a “Dirty Dozen” list of cardinals it said would be the worst candidates for pope based on their handling of child sex abuse claims. Their presence on the list is based “on their […]
Read about Taj Mahal in Wikipedia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the New Seven Wonders Foundation list. For other uses, see Wonders of the World. New […]
Source: Jakarta Globe: Pope Benedict XVI waves from the altar during his last weekly audience at St Peter’s Square on Feb. 27, 2013. (AFP Photo) Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday admitted “stormy waters” during his pontificate as he held his last audience in St Peter’s Square before tens […]
Source:CNN (CNN) — Italy’s parliamentary elections kick off Sunday, with polls suggesting the center-left — led by Pier Luigi Bersani — is on track to defeat controversial three-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. But Berlusconi’s rise in the polls in recent weeks, combined with widespread public disillusionment, means that nothing about […]
STORY SUMMARY Pope Benedict on Friday appointed the new head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland to succeed Cardinal Sean Brady, whose tenure has been plagued by scandal over […]
Source: Yahoo News VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Nearly three quarters of Venice was flooded on Monday and tourists swam in St Mark’s Square as a wave of bad weather swept […]
John Hooper in Rome from The Sydney Morning Herald Officer called to deal with immigrant accused of stealing pasta, milk, nappies and baby food takes pity on hard-up suspect The financial crisis in Europe may have brought out the worst in certain bankers, but it seems to be bringing out […]
RT: Italy’s Catholic Church will be forced to pay taxes starting in 2013 after the EU pressured the country’s government to pass a controversial law stripping the Church of its historic property tax exemption. The Catholic Church in Italy is excluded from paying taxes on its land if at least […]
U.S. warns of rising threat of violence amid outrage over anti-Islam video By the CNN Wire Staff updated 10:19 PM EDT, Thu September 13, 2012 Protesters chant slogans during a march to the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, September 13. One protester was killed in clashes when Yemeni security […]
Source: The New York Times By REUTERS ROME (Reuters) — The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Roman Catholic Church was “200 years […]
Russian TV: Sardinian miners armed with hundreds of pounds of explosives have barricaded themselves over 1300ft (400m) underground in Italy’s only coalmine, presumably threatening to blow themselves up unless the […]
Source: Huffington Post By Imam Mohamed Magid President, Islamic Society of North America As an imam and as the president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), I know all too well the many challenges that American Muslims experience on a daily basis. We struggle for inclusion, for acceptance, […]