A church in Crawfordsville, Indiana, has planned an event to buyback semi-automatic guns, ammunition and bump stocks to be melted down by a local steel company. The event, planned for later in April, was proposed in response to February’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Continue reading
People from all backgrounds will get the chance to feel what it is like to wear a turban at a special event aimed at educating Kiwis about Sikhism. The Auckland Turban Day will be held at the Aotea Square on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
A church in the UK ordered some signs ahead of Easter, presumably meant to read ‘Christ is risen’. But they almost got a different message – ‘Chris is risen’. The pastor at the Baptist Church is actually called Chris. Curate Ned Lunn said Chris did indeed have to get up for a sunrise service at Read more
A monstrance, containing the Host was flown in by a drone at the Easter Mass the in the São Geraldo Magela parish in the Archdiocese of Sorocaba in Brazil. After well-known Blogger, Fr Z posted the video on his website the parish’s Facebook page has been visited almost 800,000 times and has been inundated with comments denouncing its use Read more
Young Catholics have told their Church elders that the faith should be spread in the places where they like to hang out, such as coffee bars. Continue reading
An Arizona mother has been charged with using a stun gun to get her teenage son up for an Easter Sunday church service, according to police. Continue reading
A goofy-looking man in fuzzy bunny ears next to the words “Skip Church This Easter” cover three billboards in western Wayne County. It is a gag arising from the rare converging of Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day. Read more
On 14 March 2018, the “Catholics Online” Facebook page posted a photograph of Hawking meeting Pope Francis alongside a fabricated claim: “Before he died, Stiph [sic] Hawkins [sic] who did not believe in God requested to visit the Vatican. “Now l believe” was the only statement he made after the Holy Father blessed him.” Continue reading
Most people get St Patrick’s Day wrong. They use it as an excuse to engage in less than virtuous behaviour while ignoring key facts about Saint Patrick and his life. Here are some quick facts about Saint Patrick that get missed in the celebration of this day: Continue reading
Jacopo Cardillo, an Italian sculptor of international standing, whose working name is Jago, has portrayed Benedict XVI shirtless instead of dressed in the usual papal regalia. Ever since the technically remarkable sculpture has been the object of both criticism and praise. Read more