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Nancy Pelosi to Deliver UC Berkeley Commencement Speech

Nancy Pelosi to Deliver UC Berkeley Commencement Speech

Nancy Pelosi has been selected to deliver this year’s commencement speech at UC Berkeley, one of the nation’s premier universities. The day after the announcement, on April 17, House Minority Leader Pelosi reportedly embraced her religious roots to “honor the

The Words and Deeds of Pope John Paul II

The Words and Deeds of Pope John Paul II

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The most-traveled pope in history, John Paul II left his mark on the Catholic Church and non-believers worldwide. Here are some milestones along his path to sainthood: BY THE NUMBERS –Elected to the papacy in 1978

Man crushed by giant John Paul II crucifix in Italy

An Italian man was crushed to death on Wednesday by a giant crucifix honouring John Paul II that collapsed during a ceremony ahead of the late pope’s canonisation. A piece of the 30-metre (98-foot) high wooden cross fell during the

Pope leads Easter Celebrations Marred by Ukraine

Pope leads Easter Celebrations Marred by Ukraine

Pope Francis celebrated Easter mass on Sunday with a message of social solidarity as the world’s Orthodox marked a holiday marred by bitter divisions over Ukraine and clashes broke out in Jerusalem. Francis led the ceremony for the holiest day

Pelosi and the Pope: A Tale of Two Thursdays

Pelosi and the Pope: A Tale of Two Thursdays

On Thursday, April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday on the 2014 Christian calendar, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Pope Francis both participated in a foot-washing ritual, but apparently with very different goals. The pope stressed

UN Official Tells Students to Take Over UN Buildings

UN Official Tells Students to Take Over UN Buildings

A high-ranking UN official told students last week that they ought to take over UN buildings. Kate Gilmore, Deputy Executive Director of the billion-dollar UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said this to students gathered to participate in the UN Commission on

Does a Scrap of Egyptian Papyrus Prove Jesus Was Married?

Does a Scrap of Egyptian Papyrus Prove Jesus Was Married?

A paper published on Thursday, April 10, in the Harvard Theological Review cited scientific studies that dated a business-card-sized scrap of papyrus, written in the Egyptian Coptic language, to at least the sixth-to-ninth century and possibly the fourth century. So, apparently,

World View: France Says Central African Republic Has Totally Collapsed

World View: France Says Central African Republic Has Totally Collapsed

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Rwandans leave Catholic churches for evangelical churches UN Security Council approves 11,800 peacekeepers for Central African Republic France’s Ambassador: Central African Republic has totally collapsed Israel imposes sanctions on the Palestinian Authority Rwandans leave

Vatican to Use Hawk to Protect Doves of Peace

Vatican to Use Hawk to Protect Doves of Peace

Credere, a Catholic weekly, reports that the Vatican has decided to employ a hawk to protect the Pope’s doves, after two doves were killed by a crow and seagull on January 26th.  The doves were promptly killed by the birds

Vatican Newspaper Blasts 'Noah': 'Lost Opportunity…Noah Without God'

The Hollywood Reporter writes that the Vatican Newspaper “Avvenire” blasted Russell Crowe’s “Noah” as a “lost opportunity” that presented “Noah without God” and turned the Genesis story into something “ecologically, and vaguely new age, transforming the Biblical tale into a