Despite US embargo, Cuba continues to improve bilateral relations with foreign governments and States. Today and as an example of the betterment of its relations wit the Vatican, President Raul Castro attended...
The Vatican activated it's new solar panel roof yesterday, and are now planning to unveil more plans to 'go green'.They want to provide 20% of their energy needs by 2020."Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, the governor of...
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Is this the beginning of the end for the Roman Catholic Church? I think not, but it will make it difficult for it to continue its current way of operating.Businesses and government are continuously talking about the need for transparency in operations as the public...
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Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins , Representative of Pope Benedict XVI, prays in front of a monument of the A-bomb explosion in Nagasaki on November 24, 2008. Cardinal Saraiva Martins will attend the beatification...
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St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (The Passion Flower) is the first Indian woman to be elevated to sainthood. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and decided as a saint by the pope Benedict XVI onMarch...
On Sunday Pope Benedict celebrated a huge mass to open a worldwide meeting of prelates at the Vatican. Over 200 bishops are attending that meeting, which is discussing the modern relevance of the bible. It will also...
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Diplomatic relations between France and the Vatican aren't exactly at an all-time high. In fact perhaps it wouldn't be unfair to call them somewhat strained - and that's in spite of the Papal visit to this country...
The Pope is indeed watched from above, by eyes that never blink, by eyes that never sleep... eyes that belong to flying robots. "Aviation Week reports that Eagle-1 SIDM autonomous surveillance platforms orbited on...
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PARIS, France - The Pope’s visit to the French capital Paris went down smoothly on Saturday the 13th of September - with one exception.The head of the Catholic Church gave a traditional speech at Les Invalides in...
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Some year's ago I managed to catch 'The Six Priests of Ireland' performing in a Dublin hotel and a good time was had by all as they went through lilting Irish and Country songs to an audience of nuns and punters all...
ROME - Sabina Guzzanti, one of Italy's most popular satirists, could face five years in jail because of a joke she made against the Pope."Addressing a Rome rally in July, Sabrina Guzzanti warmed up with a few gags...
The International Institute of Nonviolence News&Opinion By: Rev. Jermano The following is a very interesting read....In sum I have to disagree with the author.....I support the Vatican claim on...
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"ROME - An Italian museum on Thursday defied Pope Benedict and refused to remove a modern art sculpture portraying a crucified green frog holding a beer mug and an egg that the Vatican had condemned as...
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