Vatican Fights Corruption Charge
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - In the latest twist of a messy internal conflict shaking the Vatican, four clerics ...
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - In the latest twist of a messy internal conflict shaking the Vatican, four clerics ...
Posted 02.04.2012 | Religion
By Alessandro Speciale Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Cath...
Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 01.23.2012 | Religion
The world's first "megachurch" did not originate in 1950s America. Instead, it sprouted in 15th century Florence. It was called San Marco and was led by a fiery preacher and friar named Girolamo Savonarola.
Cullen Murphy | Posted 01.23.2012 | Religion
In talking with audiences about my new book, "God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World," I've found that the same questions come up over and over. Here are the Top 10.
Newser.com | Posted 01.09.2012 | Weird News
Well, this is embarrassing: The Vatican was recently caught lifting biographical information for its own cardinals from Wikipedia. The biographies...
Posted 01.06.2012 | Religion
The Pope celebrated the Mass for the Epiphany of our Lord, a feast of light, marking the end of the Vatican's Christmas celebrations. To see mo...
Posted 01.06.2012 | New York
Holy upgrade! The vatican announced the appointment of 22 new cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, including the appointment of Archbishop Tim...
Posted 01.03.2012 | Religion
By David Gibson Religion News Service American Episcopalians upset with their denomination's acceptance of gay and female clergy can now convert t...
AP | By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 01.01.2012 | Religion
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI in his New Year's homily Sunday praised young people as key to securing a future of hope despite what he called "sha...
AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 01.01.2012 | Religion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named a married former Episcopal bishop Sunday to head the first U.S. organizational structure for disaffected ...
AP | Posted 12.30.2011 | Religion
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Roman Catholic diocese in Massachusetts has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest who is facing charges of possessing child...
AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 12.22.2011 | Culture
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is determined to avoid limiting the number of visitors to the Sistine Chapel with its Michelangelo frescoes, despite ...
Reuters | Posted 12.22.2011 | Weird News
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Wednesday an unknown buyer had snapped up the internet address vatican.xxx, a domain combining its name w...
Kathy McCabe | Posted 12.13.2011 | Travel
From the Christmas markets in Alto-Aldige to a 250-person strong live Nativity pageant in Puglia, there are Christmas enchantments and surprises in every corner of Italy.
AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 12.12.2011 | Miami
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI plans to travel to Cuba and Mexico before Easter next year, saying he hopes his visit will strengthen the faith...
AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 02.05.2012 | World
VATICAN CITY — Tattooed mummies in ancient Egypt, Crusaders who branded their foreheads with crosses, and New Zealand's inked Maori warriors wer...
Philip Goldberg | Posted 02.04.2012 | Religion
Yoga is satanic, says Father Amorth, "just like reading Harry Potter." Well, what do you expect from a destroyer of demons who sees his Church's child molestation scandal as proof that the anti-Christ has infiltrated its ranks.
AP | Posted 02.01.2012 | World
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says Ukraine has donated a "majestic" Christmas tree to decorate St. Peter's Square. The 30-meter (100...
Jay Rubenstein | Posted 02.01.2012 | Religion
For better or worse, we remember the First Crusade now. But how should we do so? What did the battle of Jerusalem mean in 1099, and why should we care today?
AP | Posted 01.30.2012 | Religion
BEIJING — An excommunicated bishop took part in an ordination ceremony in southwest China on Wednesday, an event likely to worsen relations betw...
John Mattras | Posted 01.28.2012 | Religion
It is time for the bishops to own up to the obvious reality that denying services to a class of individuals is, in fact, discrimination.
Posted 11.17.2011 | World
The same day United Colors of Benetton released its "Unhate" campaign, which depicted unlikely pairs of world leaders locking lips, the clothing compa...
AP | Posted 11.15.2011 | Religion
WASHINGTON -- Anglicans in the United States who want to become Roman Catholic will have a formal structure to oversee the conversion starting New Yea...
AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 12.25.2011 | World
LONDON -- The Vatican has ordered an inquiry into decades of sexual abuse by clerics at a Benedictine abbey in London, whose former head monk has disa...
Michele Somerville | Posted 12.20.2011 | Religion
I was saddened to learn that the Roman Catholic priest was detained by police as he arrived at the Vatican to deliver a petition signed by 15,000 Catholics in support of him and women's ordination.
Reuters | Posted 02.05.2012 | Religion