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Basilica for Sale?
In 1948 the Communist regime of Yugoslavia seized the property of the Italian Benedictines of Dajla near the city of Novigrad and banished the monks. Although the monks received 1.7M lire in 1975, the Holy See is demanding that compensation for the property, now being used as a retirement home, be given to the Italian… Read More ›
Tomb of St. Philip the Apostle discovered in Turkey’s Denizli
World Bulletin: The tomb of St. Philip the Apostle, one of the original 12 disciples of Christianity’s central figure Jesus Christ, has been discovered during the ongoing excavations in Turkey’s south-western province of Denizli. Italian professor Francesco D’Andria, the head of the excavation team at the Hierapolis ancient city in Denizli, told reporters on Tuesday… Read More ›
Society depends on well-formed consciences
Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Jul 24, 2011 / 01:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict reflected today on King Solomon’s choice to ask God for a well-formed conscience, a gift that the pontiff said is essential for societies and people to become truly good. “In reality, the true quality of our own life and that of society… Read More ›
Vatican Opens Archives for Unprecedented Exhibit
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 5, 2011 at 6:40 PM ET VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican will display 100 select documents from its Secret Archives at an unprecedented exhibit next year that includes previously unpublished papers from its World War II papacy. "Lux in Arcana: The Vatican Secret Archives Revealed" opens in February… Read More ›
Vatican hopes iPod can bring silence to Rome’s churches
Rome, Italy, Jun 24, 2011 / 06:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican has introduced a new way of keeping silence in their churches while also informing tourists – the iPod. Today is the first full day of a trial which sees pilgrims to the basilica of St. John Lateran given the audio-guide with a… Read More ›
Crisis of ‘indifference’ shows need for New Evangelization
Vatican City, May 30, 2011 / 10:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict stressed the urgency of evangelizing modern society, saying that Christians today face the task of reaching a world that grows increasingly apathetic to the message of the Gospel. “The crisis we are living through,” he said, “carries with it signs of the exclusion… Read More ›
Facebook pages on Christianity outrank pop stars in user activity
Denver, Colo., May 19, 2011 / 03:08 am (CNA).- Religious pages on Facebook attract significant engagement and pages about Jesus and the Bible recently beat out pop stars like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga in attracting user activity. The “Jesus Daily” page led user activity rankings, with nearly 2.3 million interactions in the week of… Read More ›
50th Anniversary of Pontifical Institute of Liturgy (PIL)
Addressing participants at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of Rome’s Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Pope Benedict said Blessed Pope John XXIII asked the Benedictines to establish the institute to help the church respond to the “urgency of a reform,” which many bishops from around the world were requesting before the Second Vatican Council (CNS). The… Read More ›
How Many iPhone Developers Wear Wimples?
Among the community of iPhone developers it is a reasonably safe bet that not too many of them wear wimples and sing vespers on a regular basis, which makes Sister Catherine Wybourne (who tweets as @Digitalnun), Benedictine nun, HTML coder and now iPhone developer, something of special case. The web has proved a bonus for… Read More ›
Thousands of pilgrims pray before Blessed John Paul’s new tomb
By Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden; Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Before a slab of gleaming white marble inscribed “Beatus Johannes Paulus PP. II,” thousands of pilgrims made the sign of the cross, snapped a picture and said a quick prayer. Some left photographs or letters in a basket in front of Blessed… Read More ›