Vatican researcher says faint writing on Shroud of Turin proves its authenticity A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud ...
Church of England leader Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, said the "glass is half-full" in relations with the Catholic Church despite strains over ...
Gem in Vatican art collection gets new look after restoration returns it to Byzantine glory One of the gems of the Vatican's priceless religious art collection — a 6th century reliquary containing the purported fragments of the cross on which Jesus was ...
Catholic bishops say it's 'just' to oppose gay marriage because it hurts society Roman Catholic bishops meeting Tuesday in Baltimore have affirmed the church's definition of marriage as a heterosexual union and opposition to gay marriage. In a pastoral letter by the ...
Pope Benedict XVI, centre seen framed between two columns, with prelates sitting behind him, delivers his blessing during a weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Copyright 2009 AP News
A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children, the lead authors of the study said Tuesday. ...
FILE - In this April 16, 2005 file photo, tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave. A series of four books presented Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at the Vatican seek to explain how Michelangelo ...
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - NOVEMBER 14: Pope Benedict XVI meets with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer at his private library on November 14, 2009 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pope today had separate audiences with the President of Serbia and the Prime ...
The Roman Catholic Church should leave its "ghetto" and recognise the importance and reach of the Internet, a French bishop said Thursday. "The Internet is increasingly an integral part of everyday life," Monsignor Jean-Michel Di Falco said at the start of a ...
Facebook, Wikipedia execs to brief Vatican, Catholic bishops about Internet, youth culture Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the Internet and digital youth culture. The symposium, which opened Thursday and ...
FILE - In this July 17, 2008 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI admires the sky above Sydney, Australia. The Vatican has hosted a dayslong conference to study the possibility of alien life in the universe and its implication for the Catholic Church. ...
Colin Barlow, president of Geffen Records in Britain, talks to journalists during the presentation "Alma Mater - Music from the Vatican'' album, at Julius Cesar's hall, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along with a mix ...
