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Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to meet Pope Benedict XVI for the first time next week while on his politcal visit to Italy, the Kremlin disclosed Thursday. The presidential office said Medvedev would meet the pope in the Vatican on Dec...
A Vatican researcher claims she found nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin that includes the words “Jesus Nazarene” and mention of a death sentence.
Deep in the heart of Vatican City, Cuban-born Roman Catholic theologian Miguel H. Díaz has managed to find an Italian version of a sandwich that reminds him of home: pan con lechón.
One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.
‘This is just like fifth grade’ By BARRY KAUFMAN Six weeks from now, thousands of pilgrims will converge on the Vatican for the holy celebration of the Epiphany. Teeming in masses of worship around St. Peter’s Basilica, these worshippers will mark the celebration of the Magi with Mass, worship and song in the presence of the pope.
What's a nice gal from DeLand doing at the Vatican, talking about sports to the pope and other dignitaries? It was the spirituality of sports that brought about the meeting. The woman is Susan Saint Sing, a rowing coach at Stetson University. Saint Sing just returned from Italy, where she delivered ...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is that of a "glass half full," and he held his water glass up to emphasize the point.
But the worldwide hype, along with masses of hysterical teenage fans, has drawn criticism from the Vatican, with officials urging parents to be more vigilant about the type of films their children are watching.
One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection — the Crux Vaticana — has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.
One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection _ a 6th century reliquary containing the purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified _ has gotten a new look after
The Vatican pulled out all the stops, aiming to revive the age-old ties between the Catholic Church and artists, and perhaps to put a more positive face on a contentious papacy.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Pope Benedict XVI will receive the Church of England’s spiritual leader for the first time since inviting disaffected Anglicans to become Roman Catholics, a move that has led critics to accuse the pontiff of poaching priests.
Benedict XVI and Archbishop Rowan Williams met a month after the Vatican announced a new Anglican rite within the Roman Catholic Church.
VATICAN CITY - One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection - a 6th century reliquary containing what is revered as fragments of the cross on...
Photo by Bullneck The Catholic Church is shaking things up these days, huh? The same Church that silenced Galileo Galilei has acknowledged that aliens could maybe exist . Further, the Church says that xenomorphs might not require redemption through the blood of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church is only talking astrobiology in theoretical terms right now, but what's preventing the Vatican from ...
This photo shows the front of the restored Crux Vaticana (Vatican Cross), according to experts the oldest known reliquary containing the purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. Experts said the Crux Vaticana has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory.
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