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Out of hiding, many Kosovars escape Islam to embrace Christianity
"By Fatos Bytyci KLINA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kosovar Albanians gather on Sundays to attend religious services in a still unfinished red-brick church in the Kosovo town of Klina. Turning away from the majority Muslim faith imposed by the Ottoman Turks centuries ago,... Pope critiques modern angst
The Pope had some interesting comments today about materialism and modern angst in his final address to the hundreds of thousands gathered in Australia for World Youth Day. He spoke about a spreading emptiness and... 'Father' Tim Russert: Irish Catholicism and American Journalism
Another good piece of journalism from Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark. When asked if he thinks first any of the writing tools he introduced before he write. His answer, obviously is no. "I turn to a tool when I need it. I use the tools, they don't use...Old Catholic "Guilt" myth debunked
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe have all heard of the Catholic Guilt Complex, Marriage before Sex, unpure thoughts are a sure fire way to Hell, Condoms, Birth Control, Masturbation is a sin, but then...Whatever happened to the wholesome Jesus who just hung around with prostitutes?
The Catholic League has gotten its knickers in a knot about the organizers of the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. Apparently they don't like the fact that the last supper is being depicted as a place where...Paraguay: Ex Bishop Fernando Lugo elected President (updated II)
Caracas, Venezuela, 20 April 2008. As the 84% of the votes counting progresses and after the recoginition of defeat by government -Blanca Ovelar- and main opposition - Lino Oviedo- candidates,... Vatican says Pope's baptism of Muslim not a hostile act
The Vatican's own newspaper printed an article today stating how the Pope Benedict's baptism of an Italian Muslim man over Easter weekend was not a hostile act against Islam, after the move angered critics in the... No Halo For Thee -- The First Pope Not to Become a Saint Was Not a Bad Sort, ...
Leafing through the 1800 pages of the one-volume Spanish language Nuevo Espasa Ilustrado encyclopedia, I found a list of all 261 popes. From the years 33 – 496 A.D., each of the first 49 popes from “San... Catholic school board bans Godless book
Banning so-called atheistic books is a dumb move in my opinion. For someone to develop a solid world view it needs to be challenged. What are they so afraid of? (Answer: eternal damnation)."The... Vatican publishes Knights Templar papers
Too bad i do not have that kind of budget. Perhaps they might send me a review copy?"
VATICAN CITY - It's not the Holy Grail, but for fans of "The Da Vinci Code" and its tantalizing story line about the Knights Templar, it could be the next best... Why Catholics should support Amnesty over abortion
"It is time to let go of past prejudices and adopt a more rational approach towards abortion.
There has been a very public falling out in recent weeks between Amnesty International (AI) and the Catholic Church regarding the decision of the human rights organisation to change... Pope Benedict Argues Catholic Church 'Purified' Indigenous Peoples
Genocide works wonders, no? - The Angryindian-------------------------------------"AlterNet: Pope Benedict Argues Catholic Church 'Purified' Indigenous Peoples
During his recent trip to Latin America, Pope... Evangelical Leader Returns To Catholicism
"The president of the Evangelical Theological Society, an association of 4,300 Protestant theologians, resigned this month because he has joined the Roman Catholic Church. The May 5 announcement by Francis J. Beckwith, a tenured associate professor at Baptist-affiliated... Acts of Faith.....
This Easter I traveled to the colonial town of Taxco, Mexico to relax and document the Semana Santa or Holy Week procession festivities. They are based on customs originally brought from Spain almost 500 years ago.... Clericus Cup: Soccer for the God-fearing set
The Clericus Cup, a Vatican-sponsored and Catholic-specific soccer tourney, continues until June with 16 teams and 311 players. My question is, who's watching the "flock" and hearing confession while these guys are...
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