A religious group in Timaru is preparing for an apocalypse they believe will coincide with this month’s blood moon. A handful of Timaru Messianic believers are waiting to see if the fourth blood moon since April last year will be significant as predicted. Based on the teachings of American Messianic Rabbi Jonathan Kahn, as well Read more
Fr Leopold is made of 171 genuine LEGO ® bricks, three modified bricks. There are three modified bricks, his roman collar, the sacramentary and the lectionary. Also available a set of four vestments (a green chasuble for Ordinary Time, red and white for feast days, and purple for Advent and Lent). Domestic Church Supply Company, Read more
After a disagreement with the Pope, a bishop resigned his position and spent the next 34 years working in a petrol station and writing a weekly column for his local newspaper. In 1903 Bonaventure Finbarr Francis Broderick, at the early age of 34, had been appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de Read more
An Italian-born nun who confronted Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools faced her first test for the long road to sainthood on Tuesday. Supporters and researchers presented their case before the Archdiocese of Santa Fe at a ceremonial “first inquiry” in Albuquerque on why Sister Blandina Read more
Older Catholics will remember that until 1965 Catholics prayed for the conversion of Russia at the end of each low Mass. Two decades after the collapse of the USSR, history’s most atheistic state, the vast majority of Russians attest to a belief in God – more than in any other European country – according to Read more
In the diocese of El Paso, in the United States, two parishes have entered the digital age by providing a touch pad on a stand, called a kiosk, for people to make credit-card donations. “Passing the basket and taking those gifts to the altar is a very important part of the Mass,” said Janine Young, Read more
Wow your friends with a selfie with Pope Francis, all in the comfort of your own living room. If you can’t get enough of Pope Francis now you can buy your life-sized cardboard cut-out of the Pontiff. 72″ tall, made of recycled heavy duty corrugated cardboard or vinyl. You can have free standing one, or the Read more
Maybe it’s because we’ve just adopted these habits, maybe we’re just lazy…let’s take a bit of a tongue-in-cheek look at some common practices that may need correction during the Holy Mass. Here are 10 things you might be doing wrong at mass. Read the list
The “Francis Effect” apparently hasn’t reached the kids yet. Here are 20 photos of kids who do not seem to have been charmed to meet the Pope Francis Have a look
Tonga’s infrastructure minister, Etuate Lavulavu, has issued a public apology for picking up rubbish on Sunday. In a statement, Mr Lavulavu says he had no intention to breach the Sunday law by picking up the rubbish, and was trying to ensure that Tonga was kept clean. Read more