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According to the recent report, the Vatican had purchased a €23 million share of a Rome apartment block that houses Europe’s biggest gay sauna. The Holy See is still reeling from allegations that the previous Pope, Benedict XVI, had quit…
Roman Catholic cardinals will start their conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI on March 12, the Vatican says.The secret vote to elect a new Pope is set to begin next Tuesday at the Vatican. The Vatican press…
On Tuesday, March 5th at exactly 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the Sistine Chapel in Rome was closed off to the public, as the Vatican gets ready for the coming conclave to choose the next head of the Catholic church….
In the name of what he considers the true orthodox, Don Andrea Maggi, a priest known to his parishioners to be “very severe” deemed it appropriate to express what he thinks of the decision of Pope Ratzinger to resign —…
I am sorry for all followers of Christian Shaman Pat Robertson. I just find this Pastor ridiculous at times. Here he is saying to a girl that demons can attach themselves to material goods, such as those from second-hand clothing…
Pope Benedict XVI delivered a 17-minute sermon in his final public address in St. Peter’s Square, telling thousands who gathered in Vatican City, “I ask each of you to pray for me.” In the last general audience of his pontificate,…
Should Catholic priests be allowed to marry? Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the leader of the Church in Scotland, insisted that the centuries-old ban on a priests marrying was “obviously not” the teaching of Christ. He said the insistence on celibacy had…
Question: Is it okay to eat meat on Ash Wednesday? The Lent season starts today, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Catholics who are not sure about the rules on eating meat would ask this “Can you eat meat on Ash Wednesday?”…
Today, Ash Wednesday, is a day of obligation for the faithfuls. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent, the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death,…
Before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (that will be February 13, 2013), Catholics can celebrate the last hurrah of cooking and eating fats that are forbidden during Lent. That’s right, enjoy the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before…