Italy unites to condemn crucifix ruling The Australian | ITALIAN political leaders of left and right were united with the Vatican today in condemning a European court ruling that crucifixes displayed in schools are a breach of human rights. | The reactions came quickly after the European Court of Human Rights ruling in response to a case brought by an I...
Italy, Vatican in uproar over court crucifix ruling The Star | ROME (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that crucifixes should be removed from Italian classrooms, prompting Vatican anger and sparking uproar in Italy, where such icons are embedded in the national psyche. Vatican's spokesman Father Federico Lombardi ponders a questio...
Trials postponed in U.S. Catholic diocese sex cases The Star | WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - A bankrupt U.S. Roman Catholic diocese has agreed to provide long-sought documents to alleged sex abuse victims in exchange for a postponement in the start of trials, an attorney for the plaintiffs said on Friday. | The...
Fake-cancer man allegedly fleeced fellow Catholics NZ Herald 4:00AM Saturday Nov 07, 2009 | By | A man who allegedly told Catholic churchgoers he needed money to pay for cancer treatment is facing fraud charges of $216,610. | Gerard Francis Marychurch appeared yesterday in the Auckland District Court, where ni...
Vatican angered by 'anti-Christian' pumpkins Middle East Online ROME - Europe leaves Catholics with mere "pumpkins" to display their faith, the Vatican number two said Wednesday, after the European court ruled that crucifixes displayed in schools are a breach of human rights. | "This third millennium Europe leave...
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Blood, rage & history: The world's first terrorists The Independent | Imagine it. A network of violent radicals is picking off the world's leaders one by one. They have killed the American President, the Russian head of state, the French President,...
Catholic Church mulls bloc vote The Daily Tribune | By Marie Surbano | 09/15/2009 | | The influential Catholic Church has raised the possibility of resorting to bloc voting in the coming May 2010 elections to ensure that pr...
The extraordinary life of Michael Jackson's children The Times | The eccentric, chimpanzee-hugging, pyjama-partying, drug-addicted Michael Jackson never ceased to intrigue. As he remained hidden behind high walls with his children, the greates...
Judge says Texas polygamist sect trial nearing end Syracuse | (AP) - ELDORADO, Texas - After days of meticulous plodding through photos and records seized from a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch, jurors could begin deliberating the sexual assault case against one of its members as early as Thursday. | Texas...
Early signs of the season show up in Catholic League news release The Examiner | Signs of "the season" are already in the department stores, the play list at Starbucks, and television commercials. And, just as early, a news release from Catholic League president Bill Donohue dated November 3 claims "the 2009 war ...
Judge says Texas polygamist sect trial nearing end The Examiner Comments ELDORADO, Texas (Map, News) - After days of meticulous plodding through photos and records seized from a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch, jurors could begin deliberating the sexual assault case against one of its members as early as Thurs...
Inter's Mourinho cross with "all three teams" after draw The Guardian ROME, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho said he was unhappy with all three teams -- his own, the opposition and the officials -- after the Serie A leaders drew 1-1 at home to AS Roma on Sunday. Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o earned Inter a point with a goal at the start of the second half after Mirko Vucinic had put Roma ahead with a...
Some CBCP officials to support Atienza if he will run for president The Daily Tribune | 11/08/2009 | Some officials of the influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) are mulling the possibility of supporting pro-life advocate Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza if ever he intends to run for the 2010 presidential race. | In an interview, Lipa, Batangas Archbishop Ramon Arguel...
