Pope Francis received an unusual gift; A representation of Noah’s Ark made out of over 140 kilograms of chocolate. It is a gift of “La banda degli Orsi” [The Band of Bears], which is a charitable organisation in Genoa that supports the city’s Giannina Gaslini Pediatric Hospital. The ark, which consisted of more than 140 kilograms Read more
On a wooded lane on Long Island, a white steeple rises from a historic church, home to a congregation established by Dutch settlers. The sign out front says: “Brookville Church, Founded 1732.” It also says Muslim Reform Movement Organization. And New Synagogue of Long Island. And Interfaith Community of Long Island. Together, these four communities Read more
It is a well known fact that you shouldn’t walk under a ladder. Now it seems you should not loiter under church towers. A 20-kilogram minute hand has fallen off a clock on a Hamburg’ St Katharinen church tower, plunging 130 feet onto the footpath. No one was hurt. Fire officials checked the remaining hour Read more
In 2013 President Trump compared himself to to Pope Francis. He tweeted: “The new Pope is a humble man, very much like me, which probably explains why I like him so much!” But in February 2016 Pope Francis suggested Trump is “not Christian” after Trump said he wanted to to build a wall along the Mexican Read more
The Young Pope is a new television series that premiered in the northern hemisphere in October. A youthful pope is in the job because the other cardinals hope to manipulate him, particularly the superficially cheerful Secretary of State. But Pius XIII, Lenny Belardo, makes it clear early on that he will be his own man. Read more
It is claimed the miracle of the dancing sun at Fatima was seen by 70,000 people on October 13th 1917. Some dispute the number, but there was certainly a very large crowd. Look at photograph of the crowd. View photograph of the event Read an eye witness account Many attempts have been made to explain what Read more
The spire atop Ulm Minster, the world’s tallest church, juts 530 feet into the air above the German city for which it is named. In its 639th year, though, the Gothic structure could be laid low by a gross and unfortunate hazard: Too many revelrous Germans are ducking into the church’s alcoves to relieve their Read more
Some atheists would have us believe Fr. Nicolaus Copernicus was fearful of publishing his heliocentric model because of the Catholic Church. This is completely untrue. In fact, several high ranking bishops and cardinals recommended the astronomer publish his research after they learned about it. Fr. Copernicus acquiesced by publishing an abstract, copies of which were Read more
Here’s a question: if you don’t believe in the religion, should you be allowed to gawk at its places of worship? I’ve always felt just the tiniest bit uncomfortable when touring religious sites – churches, temples, synagogues and the like – knowing I’m not a believer. It gives those visits an air of voyeurism, that Read more
“Sometimes when I share my Catholic faith with people, they mention to me that Catholics like to drink alcohol and how wrong that is. How do I respond to this?” Scripture gives strong testament to the fact that merely drinking alcohol is not a sin, but getting drunk on alcohol is. Continue reading