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Pope: All faiths must unite against violence
2008-07-18 12:46:00 SYDNEY, Australia - Pope Benedict XVI told representatives of Islam and other faiths that they must unite to combat religion’s role in “sinister and indiscriminate” violence. Without mentioning terrorism directly, the pontiff said there were those in who were using religion “as a cause of division rather than a force for unity” in a 40-minute exchange ...
By: TexasFred's
[Cool] Monaco, the second smallest country in the world after the Vatican,
2008-05-21 11:00:00 Guardian
The Vatican: Alien Life May Exist
2008-05-16 04:11:00 Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space. The search for forms of extraterrestrial life, he says, does not contradict belief in God.The official Vatican newspaper headlines his article 'Aliens Are My Brother'. Funes went on to state: "Just as there are multiple forms of life on earth, so there could exist intelligent beings in outer space created by God. And some aliens could even be free from original sin."Interesting, I think. The Catholic church rarely makes a public statement on a topic unless it has a reason. Could it be the Church has some type of proof of aliens locked away in the Vatican library? Or perhaps they have seen something in the skies? Stay tuned...the apocalypse is upon us.RC Edrington
By: Bar Stool Vision
Talk about *ahem* good news from the Vatican. Ok, ...
2008-05-13 20:54:00 Talk about *ahem* good news from the Vatican. Ok, book recommendation: James Morrow's superlative Only Begotten Daughter, about Jesus' younger sister, Julie Katz, born to the virgin Jew Murray Katz of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Best coming of age story EVAR (plus, the devil smokes Pall Malls--WIN!).More to come...
By: Daisy's Dead Air
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha?s Cause Going To The Vatican
2008-04-22 15:45:00 He is a little piece I wrote last week while on the media tour with Benedict XVI. North American Catholics might take particular interest in the story. Bl. Kateri is considered a great part of both Canadian and American heritages among the Native American Peoples. Msgr. Paul Lenz / Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha Monsignor Paul Lenz has informed ...
Check out the Vatican Museums
2008-03-24 18:27:00 An entire article could easily be taken up solely by listing the names of all the galleries and museums comprising the Vatican Museums. Naming the artists and their works would take up several more. Describing them takes entire catalogs, held in the Vatican Library. Growing from humble beginnings with Pope Julius II's 1506 acquisition of the sculpture of Laocoön and his sons in the grips of a
By: TravelEuroCities
We're saved: the Vatican has listed pollution has a new sin
2008-03-10 22:51:00 ... and also genetic experimentation, drug abuse, abortion, paedophilia, excessive wealth and causing social injustice. Part of this we already knew (the "do as I say, not as I do" part). But... Recycle or go to Hell!?The Green Pope (further explanation here)Blogging in Luxembourg. In engrish.
By: ubikuo
From the Vatican to Al-Azhar?.coming soon to Edinburgh
2008-02-19 20:42:00 Mr Idris Tawfiq, a former Christian priest, will next week visit Edinburgh hosting an evening speech at Central Mosque. I am not sure if I have been invited or not, I get far too many emails these days, but there are few reasons why I am not going anyway. Call me a cynic, but ...
By: Marco Secchi
China and the Vatican
2008-02-18 18:55:00 Under the over-optimistic title China repents and seeks to woo Pope The Sunday Times reports on further confidential discussions between The Vatican and China regarding the nomalisation of relations."TEMPTED by the prize of a historic visit to China by Pope Benedict XVI, the nation?s leaders have authorised a renewed effort in confidential discussions with the Vatican to heal their rift and inaugurate diplomatic ties.The talks have intensified over recent months, leading some diplomatic observers in Beijing to believe the Chinese may be seeking to announce a deal before the Olympic Games in August.Liu Bainian, the de facto head of Beijing?s official Patriotic Church, has said on several occasions that he would like to welcome the Pope to China once an agreement has been reached.While the Vatican says it has received no formal invitation, observers say Liu?s words would have been uttered only with approval from the highest levels.The announcement of mutual recognition and a papal vis...
From the Vatican to Al-Azhar ?..coming soon to Edinburgh
2008-02-15 17:55:00 Mr Idris Tawfiq, a former Christian priest, will next week visit Edinburgh hosting an evening speech at Central Mosque. I am not sure if I have been invited or not, I get far too many emails these days, but there are few reasons why I am not going anyway. Call me a cynic, but ...
By: Marco Secchi
Flight 93 Memorial Blog Burst: It points to the Vatican
2008-02-13 17:21:00 Dr. Daniel Griffith (”anything can point to Mecca, because the earth is round“) is still trying to convince the press that the Flight 93 crescent does not point to Mecca. In an email to the Park Service and the press this week, he tried to make it sound as if Alec Rawls is calculating the ...
Annapolis adds its 50th Piranha: The Vatican
2007-11-26 22:44:00 November 26, 2007 - While it certainly comes as no surprise, the Vatican, who just recently made a public statement describing the status of relations between Israel and Rome as "worsening", has...
ITALY - The Vatican discouraged by decade-long tax dispute with Israel
2007-11-21 08:09:00 Archbishop Antonio Franco, the new papal envoy to Israel, hopes issues will ...
By: Israel-Times.com
The Vatican and the Knights Templar
2007-10-26 02:39:00 The reality of the saga of the Knights Templar is almost as amazing as the myths that embellish it. On Thursday the Vatican added another colorful chapter by it publishing a long-misplaced, 699-year-old papal report on the medieval holy warriors. Vatican publisher Scrinium offers 799 copies (the 800th will go to the Pope), at $8,375 ...
By: Templar Globe
In The Vatican Village
2007-10-14 23:28:00 Tags: Vatican, gay sex, monsignor Stenico" title="Atom feed">Site Feed
By: Aidan Maconachy
God Bought A Soccer Team
2007-10-10 16:44:00 Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, ya' know. At least that's what every soccer fan in the U.S. will tell anyone who claims it's not exactly the most thrilling thing to sit through.But now, soccer supporters have some more ammunition to back them up: God bought an Italian soccer team ... okay, that's not entirely true. The Vatican bought it. Here is what is said by the English paper, The Telegraph:"The Vatican has pledged to clean up Italian football after buying its own club ... The Italian Bishop's Conference now has a controlling stake in AC Ancona, currently top of Italy's third division, after the money was provided by a group of Roman Catholic businessmen."Why do this? To help the world, and use the team to promote Catholicism. The squad they bought, AC Ancona, has gotten into a bit of trouble lately. Seems as if the former team president was jailed for accounting fraud, and there was a major game-fixing scandal happening. Rest assured, the Vatican will have n...
China and the Vatican avoid a standoff over new bishop
2007-09-25 02:10:00 The selection of the Reverend Joseph Li Shan, who is to be installed as the Roman Catholic bishop of Beijing on Friday, was no surprise to those who closely follow religious affairs in China. Li, 42, who rose steadily through a Chinese Catholic clergy that was far reduced by the Cultural Revolution and was slowly ...
By: Templar Globe
The Pope and the Vatican Lead Newest Technology Trend
2007-09-06 14:10:00 Korea takes the technology lead and gets a big blessing from one of the world's most unique markets. read more
By: InventorSpot.com
The Pope and the Vatican Lead Newest Technology Trend
2007-09-06 00:07:00 Korea takes the technology lead and gets a big blessing from one of the world's most unique markets. read more
By: InventorSpot.com
Sightseeing Tours in Rome: St. Peter?s Basilica and the Vatican
2007-08-03 08:10:00 When you have planned to visit Rome, your main goal has to be to visit the vatican city.Since 1929 the vatican is considered the smallest country in the world and this historical area is visited every day by around 10.000 persons. St. Peter’s Cathedral completely dominates the Roman landscape. Its great dome, rising 448 feet, can ...
By: Rome Visits
The Vatican of Armenia
2007-07-24 10:48:00 The so-called "Vatican of Armenia" is just outside the city of Yerevan. As we were walking around the grounds, the "pope" was leaving in a limousine.There are no nuns in the church. Priests can marry, but if one has ambitions to become a bishop, he better not marry. An older priest leaves after the church service
plea from the Vatican
2007-06-25 17:27:00 With abuse victims now speaking out in Italy, you've heard by now of the Vatican's silly diversion, the wacky ten commandments of driving or some such nonsense. This issuance is "flippant" and "not sacriligious", the Vatican assures us. But what would cause this sad plea for attention, this pathetic attempt to become more relevant to people's daily lives, this diversion from the woes of
the vatican is going solar
2007-06-22 19:08:00 And I can’t thank them enough. How many followers of the church are there? Via Worldwatch Instititute
By: materialicious
Drivers? Ten Commandments From The Vatican
2007-06-22 02:23:00 Well it seems that Politicians are not the only ones who feel they are experts when it comes to road safety. The Vatican recently released a document, titled Drivers’ Ten Commandments. Although the document is more of a generic guide to driving, some of the commandments are, well, questionable. Firstly the document asks for driver to ...
The Vatican's office for migrants and itinerants issued 10 Commandments for
2007-06-20 04:19:00 On the one hand, this isn't so bad because God, can, in fact serve as a guide for the mundane situations in life as well as for the great dilemmas. On the other hand, this makes the Vatican look kind of silly. With all of the problems in the world that require a strong, brave voice, the Vatican tackles driving? What's next, a Vatican proclamation on waiting in line at the post office? 1. You shall not kill. 2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm. 3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events. 4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents. 5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin. 6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so. 7. Support the families of accident victims. 8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate...
By: Asymmetric
The Vatican, And The Angel Sleeping Next To Me
2007-06-17 07:00:00 The following journal entry was written Saturday, August 1, 1998: Today I woke up early in order to get to the Vatican before any lines formed. Well, there ended up being no wait at either the church or the museums. The walk across Rome to the Vatican City only took about 50 minutes. The piazza and ...
By: GoBackpacking
The Vatican Museums
2007-06-01 05:28:00 When visiting Rome, you may be tempted to skip the Vatican Museums, deterred by long lines, worries that it won?t live up to expectations or simply by being drawn to other things. But the Vatican Museums hold some of the most stunning and must-see collections of Classical and Renaissance art. The lines are long (go early in the morning-before the 10am opening- to minimize line waiting time) and there are so many other museums to see in Rome, but no other museum will give you even close to the same overwhelming and dazzling experience. It is huge, so do some research ahead of time to find out what parts you want to see (and which parts might be closed) during your visit; it is impossible to see everything in one go. Plan an itinerary that will leave you able to do more gawking and marveling and less aimless wandering or map consulting once inside. Whether you chose to focus your visit on the Egyptian and Assyrian art or on the Early Christian and medieval art, you must include the ...
The Vatican in Rome To Install Solar Panels
2007-05-31 07:40:00 Yes, the Vatican in Rome, is set to install Solar Panels on top of the Paul VI audience hall, where visitors are addressed and the Pope holds mass. This info comes from an article at Catholic News and goes on to state that: “Solar energy will provide all the energy the building needs,” said the environmentally friendly ...
The Vatican goes green with solar roofs
2007-05-30 12:07:00 The Vatican’s traditional colors of white and gold are starting to look green with a new solar energy project. A rooftop garden of solar panels is set to be installed on the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall. The solar energy project will begin next year and, when completed, will create enough electricity to ...
Video ?Sex Crimes and the Vatican? CENSURATO
2007-05-27 02:54:00 Ecco la risposta! Per una visione rapida suggerisco di scaricare il video da qui: http://go.to/vatican-sex-crimes- Nel caso dovessero cancellare anche le versioni suggerite dal video, comunicatemelo e cercherò di provvedere personalmente. 8 milioni di budget (del nostro 8×1000…) NON sono sufficienti a CENSURARE INTERNET…
By: Scibiz blog
Sex Crimes and the Vatican: la Chiesa ha paura dell?inferno
2007-05-20 14:13:00 Sex Crimes and the Vatican La Chiesa ha paura dell’inferno di Giuseppe Iannozzi E’ in Rete da un po’ di tempo. Il documentario della BBC, Sex Crimes and the Vatican, andato in onda in Gran Bretagna nel 2006, dove vengono messi a nudo gli inquietanti risvolti di una vergogna senza precedenti nella storia dell’umanità e della Chiesa, ha agitato non poco gli animi di un po’ tutti. Il video svela, ad esempio, la sporcizia nella diocesi di Ferns, contea di Wexford, Irlanda. Ma il vero scoop è un altro, difatti il video svela come i reati e chi li mise in atto vennero fortemente tutelati dal Vaticano. Il video degli scandali in Vaticano è il più visto su You Tube e Google. Il documentario mette a nudo Crimen Sollicitationis, il documento segreto emesso dal Santo ufficio del Vaticano (oggi Congregazione per la dottrina della fede) nel 1962: all’interno di detto documento, mostrato all&r...
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS - SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP
2007-05-16 13:24:00 Stone Temple Pilots - Songs from the Vatican gift shop.01-Press Play 02-Pop's Love Suicide 03-Tumble in the Rough 04-Big Bang Baby 05-Lady Picture Show 06-And So I Know 07-Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart 08-Art School Girl 09-Adhesive 10-Ride the ClichT 11-Daisy 12-Seven Caged Tigers..Descargahttp://rapidsha-re.com/files/31515616/Songs_Fro-m_the_Vatican_Gift_Shop.rar.Apo-rte enviado por SEEMANN
By: X Siempre joven
The Vatican Empire Strikes Back
2007-05-05 22:20:00 Religious authority figures don't have immunity when it comes to being made the butt of comedians' humor.Witness the jibes directed at the likes of Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell, the mockery aimed at imams and the shots directed at Anglicans - especially with respect to the issue of the ordination and marital rights of gays. Almost never do you hear anyone call comedians who take a dig at any of the above "terrorists". A distinction is drawn between a person exercising their right to outspoken dissent of the satirical variety and a person engaged in illegal subversive activities.Seems the Vatican though doesn't make this fine distinction. What can be done onto others, can't be done onto them without it being branded as "terrorism".At a recent May Day rally in Italy, a comedian named Andrea Rivera, made a few jokes at the Pope's expense - jokes that were mild by the standards of a lively New York standup routine. The Vatican reacted with a broadside fired by its newspaper L'O...
By: Aidan Maconachy
A virtual tour of the Vatican (Part 1)
2007-04-26 19:04:00 The first part of a virtual tour of the Vatican (an excerpt from a National Geographic documentary titled "Inside the Vatican").
A virtual tour of the Vatican (Part 2)
2007-04-26 19:03:00 The second part of a virtual tour of the Vatican (an excerpt from a National Geographic documentary titled "Inside the Vatican").
The ?God Of The Gaps? Theory Given Support By The Vatican
2007-04-13 18:08:00 Intelligent design (ID) (i.e. creationism) argues that life forms are too complex to have evolved randomly, and must have been created by a higher power. The God of the gaps theory, which postulates that, whatever science cannot explain must be due to divine intervention, has been given substantial aid from Pope Benedict XVI. TimesOnline ...
Child Abuse Cover-Up by The Vatican
2007-03-16 00:00:00 For decades, priests in the USA abused children in parish after parish while their superiors covered it all up. Now...
Ancient Papyrus Donated to the Vatican
2007-02-06 06:09:02 Pope Benedict XVI received as a gift to the Holy See one of the most ancient manuscripts of the Gospels, an artifact that demonstrates Scripture’s historical actuality. The Pope was given the 14-15 Bodmer Papyrus (P75), dated between A.D. 175 and 225, on Monday by Frank Hanna and his family, of the United States. “The papyrus contains about half of each of the Gospels of Luke and John. It was written in Egypt and perhaps used as a liturgical book,” explained Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, archivist and librarian of the Holy Roman Church, during the audience. The manuscript previously belonged to the library of the Bodmer Foundation in Cologny, Switzerland, and is now in the Vatican Apostolic Library. “The Pope’s library possesses the most ancient testimony of the Gospel of Luke and among the most ancient of the Gospel of John,” added the cardinal. The Bodmer Papyrus contains 144 pages and is the oldest manuscript that contains the text of the two Gos...
By: Templar Globe
Spokesman for the Vatican Condemns Saddam Death
2006-12-31 14:46:01 VATICAN CITY – The Vatican spokesman on Saturday denounced Saddam Hussein’s execution as “tragic” and expressed worry it might fuel revenge and new violence. The execution is “tragic and reason for sadness,” the Rev. Federico Lombardi said, speaking in French on Vatican Radio’s French-language news program. In separate comments to the station’s English program, Lombardi said that capital punishment cannot be justified “even when the person put to death is one guilty of grave crimes,” and he reiterated the Catholic Church’s overall opposition to the death penalty. Executing Saddam “is not a way to reconstruct justice” in Iraqi society, the spokesman said. “It might fuel the spirit of revenge and sow seeds of new violence.” Lombardi expressed the hope that leaders “do everything possible” so that “from this dramatic situation ways might open to reconciliation and peace.”I...
By: Fanatholic
Statue of Laocoon and the origins of the Vatican museums
2006-12-27 18:34:00 In Vaticans museum until 28 february 2007 we can see an exhibition that celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Vatican museums and that is dedicated to the fantastic statue of Laocoon discovered 500 years ago. Popes have been committed to safeguarding the culture and art in the Vatican museum, that constantly promoved cultural events. In this event, the original statue of Laocoon, is compared to others pieces like black Lacoon of Primaticcio and drafts maded by Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens, Bernini and much more.Laocoon: the origins of the Vatican museumsMusei Vaticani, viale Vaticano. Info +390669883333 Until 28 February 2007:Italian version
Google Search: "How much money does the Vatican make?"
2006-12-06 22:22:01 We are always amused by the Google searches that refer to our website sometimes. This one is "how much does the Vatican make" Do you want to help our friend with his/her question?? :)Update:FYI - One of our readers in the comments section linked the CIA World factbook that states the following about the Vatican's economy:Economy Overview:This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by an annual contribution from Roman Catholic dioceses throughout the world (known as Peter's Pence); by the sale of postage stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos; by fees for admission to museums; and by the sale of publications. Investments and real estate income also account for a sizable portion of revenue. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome. Budget:revenues: $245.2 millionexpenditures: $260.4 million; including capital expenditures of $NA(2002) Industries:printing; production of coins, medals, pos...
Truth, Justice, and the Vatican Way
2006-12-02 02:32:09 My kind of superhero. He’s a bit nerdy, but that’s ok.
By: Fanatholic
How To Spend Your Holidays In The Vatican City
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Situated in the city of Rome, the Vatican City is located over a hill, in the western part of the River Tiber. A wall separates the Vatican City from the other parts of the city. The city consists of St.Peter's Church, St.Peter's Square, the Vatican and the Vatican Gardens. The City is the smallest city in the world that is home to a populace of 880 people.
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