NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Roman Catholic leaders made a rare visit to the border and celebrated Mass on Tuesday in the shadow of the fence separating the U.S. and Mexico, offering Holy Communion through the steel barrier to people on
Following his visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican last week, President Obama has given a rosary that was blessed by the pontiff to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). On Tuesday, Pelosi discussed Obama’s gift to her with reporters
(AFP)–Vatican police on Saturday apprehended an American and a Dutch man who were trying to deposit billions of euros and US dollars in fake bonds in the Vatican bank. The men were stopped by the police when they approached one
On March 27, President Obama met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, but the topics of discussion remain in dispute. Whatever was talked about, it’s hard to imagine that the pontiff could win over Obama in areas where they disagree,
At some point in the media’s ongoing coverage of Pope Francis, one would assume they would start to get a clue about how Catholicism works. So far, one would be mostly wrong in doing so–especially as regards the Catholic view
If President Obama opened the International New York Times when he woke up at the US Ambassador residence Thursday morning in Rome, he would have been greeted by a full-page ad from the dissident “Catholics for Choice” telling him to ignore
President Barack Obama answered reporters questions about his visit with Pope Francis Thursday by saying “the largest bulk of the time” was spent discussing two central concerns of the pope’s “growing inequality” and “how elusive peace is around the world.”
VATICAN CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama and the Vatican gave distinctly different accounts of the president’s audience with Pope Francis, with Obama stressing their common ground over issues of poverty and inequality and Vatican officials emphasizing sharp differences over
1. Critics Pummel Cesar Chavez Biopic For critics to murder “Cesar Chavez” with a 46% Rotten rating, this thing either has to truly suck or be a little too Catholic for critical comfort. Everyone knows that politically correct films are
Cardinal Raymond Burke, head of the Apostolic Signatura, the highest court at the Vatican, said in a recent interview that President Barack Obama’s policies “have become progressively more hostile toward Christian civilization.” As CNS News reports, the Vatican’s chief justice
German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, a newspaper reported Sunday. The Bild am Sonntag said that a box packed with 340 grammes of cocaine valued at 40,000 euros ($55,200)
1. A Sure-Fire Way Russell Crowe Can Win the Pope’s Blessing of ‘Noah’ Paramount denies that a meeting with Pope Francis was cancelled by the Vatican because, according to the studio, no meeting was ever scheduled. The studio even got
A large group of Los Angeles residents have organized a trip to Vatican City to urge Pope Francis to advocate for legalizing illegal immigrants in the United States. The group will bring two children with them to tell the stories
Variety reports that Pope Francis has canceled a “would-be meet and greet” with “Noah” star Russell Crowe, director Darren Aronofsky, and a suit from Paramount. Apparently the meeting was scheduled for Wednesday morning and would have involved a “figurative” blessing
A picture of Pope Francis alongside the creative stars of Noah, director Darren Aronofsky and Russell Crowe, would have gone a long way toward combating the fear that the film takes too many liberties with the source material. It wasn’t
On Thursday, March 13, the one-year anniversary of the election of Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy of the Catholic Church, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Speaker of the House of Representatives–and a Catholic–issued an open invitation to Pope
On March 5, Pope Francis gave an interview to the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera in which he was asked a question concerning civil unions as a legal alternative to marriage. It’s worth reading the entire thing (click here for
A question on the minds of a lot of Catholics and non-Catholics alike is why Cardinal Roger Mahony has not faced criminal prosecution, but it’s not one that the Vatican can answer. Ultimately, it lies with the Los Angeles County district
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave his new cardinals what amounted to a code of conduct : “no intrigue, gossip, power pacts, favoritism.” Francis also urged the 19 men he elevated to cardinal a day earlier to
Thousands of engaged couples clutching heart balloons and holding “I Love You” banners crowded into St Peter’s Square on Friday for a highly unusual Valentine’s Day date — an audience with Pope Francis. White silk cushions on which couples tie
LONDON (AP) — If George Clooney thought the battle over art’s rightful ownership — the subject of his World War II movie “The Monuments Men” — was in the past, he knows better now. The actor-director has touched a nerve
It appears that the world loves Pope Francis, but American Catholics in particular are resistant to the harder teachings of the Church he heads, with a surge in Mass attendance overseas having yet to break on U.S. shores. You could
In the wake of tens of thousands of people participating in pro-traditional family protests in France and throughout Europe, French President François Hollande backed down from submitting a new family-law bill to parliament that would make legal “assisted procreation for
The Vatican’s chief spokesman gave a sharp, detailed response to a UN Committee’s critical report that lambasted the Catholic Church for its teachings on contraception, abortion, and homosexuality. According to Catholic World News (CWN), Father Federico Lombardi, director of the
“Disguised in a black robe, Michelangelo hid behind that pillar as his sculpture was unveiled,” the tour guide said. “When he heard one of the Cardinals say that no one would ever believe The Pieta had been sculpted by someone
