Howard Lincoln, 65, is an anomaly among Roman Catholic clergy. He was raised as a Protestant in Washington state and attended the Trinity Episcopal School of Ministry. He was married and later divorced. And he worked in a variety of jobs, including time at a bank and an Irish pub, that provide a deep well Read more
Several Romans dressed as gladiators have climbed the Colosseum to protest a crackdown on their unauthorised business of posing with tourists for money. The protest on Saturday (local time) came three days after city police fined the fake gladiators for offering paid services without authorisation. They also were ordered to stop their paid posing. Culture Read more
A coloured cross symbolising Canterbury earthquake frustration has had an Easter resurrection. The cross was used to represent quake-affected residents at a Wider Earthquake Communities Action Network protest rally in Christchurch last November but disappeared from the Medway bridge on the Avon river after the February 22 quake anniversary commemorations in Avonside. It was found Read more
Easter seems pretty timid in New Zealand compared to how it’s recognised in some places overseas. If egg hunts and hot cross buns failed to excite you this Easter, then you may want to try out what they do in other countries. In Finland, for example, children often dress up as witches and wander the streets with broomsticks in Read more
On Sunday, in a move that has taken many by surprise, Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams today signed an agreement on sacraments in cyberspace. The document, In recognitionem sacramenta in virtualis mundi (IRSIVM), has been years in the preparation. Theologians were caught out by the rapid growth of cyberspace and the development of Read more
A retired semi-professional footballer who claims his faith ruined his chances of playing for Manchester United is suing the Baptist Church for £10 million. Mr Nganga says he could have earned £20,000 a week, despite never making more than £200 a month in his home country Portugal’s Third Division. He quit the sport aged 25 when Read more
As the crowds waited for the arrival of Benedict XVI in Guanajuato, Mexico, a humble pooch raced along the path lined by the faithful. The Pope later waved to the faithful from his popemobile as tens of thousands of Mexican teenagers streamed into a vast, shade-starved park to camp out ahead of a gigantic papal Read more
Last year a Christian group in Olk County Florida anointed a road with olive oil The road-anointing was performed as part of the “Polk Under Prayer” campaign, where Christians poured olive oil on the asphalt and prayed over it, calling for a revival in the area. “Mainly we want this to be a safe haven for Read more
A woman in Port St. Lucie, Florida says she took a picture of her television and in the image was a reflection she says clearly shows praying. Guerda Maurice says she used her phone to take a picture of something she saw on the television screen. She was watching the show the Bachelor and saw a design she Read more
A woman in the United States has been caught on camera desperately praying for a massive churning tornado funnel to move away from her home. Video shows her raising her hands to the swirling black cloud and praying: “Take this away from us, mercy lord, take it away from us lord.” Another woman can be Read more