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Paraguay: Ex Bishop Fernando Lugo takes office as President
Churuguara, Edo.Falcon,Venezuela, 15 August 2008. This morning, Ex Bishop Fernando Lugo took office as the new President of Paraguay. Left leaning Lugo was elected President - for a fve year term- on 20 April 2008...New Paraguay leader's first challenge: land reform
After having received permission from the Pope to exercise as President, Bishop Fernando Lugo will confront many challenges. According to the following article, land reform would be the first one....Ecuador's Catholic Church rejects draft constitution for gay unions, abortion
Ecuadorian Roman Catholic Church denies indidual rights to sexual orientation and sexuality as it currently opposes the draft constituion recently submitted for a referendum on 28 September 2008. " Ecuador's Roman Catholic Church attacks draft constitution for gay...Italy grapples with polygamy
In a Roman Catholic nation like Italy, polygamy seems to have risen in years. But I don't think it is just polygamy that is multiplying globally but also adultery. Soon we will be seeing a world where broken families abound."Thousands of polygamous marriages like...
Despite Pope´s apologies for children sexual abuses, victims promise protests
In a most contradictory manner and during his visit to Australia Pope Benedict XXI will apologise for children sexual abuses. Victims do not take this Vatican move as appropriate and promise to hold protests. This is just another sad expression of the Catholic... Vatican falls into the red
According to financial accounts published yesterday, the Vatican lost money last year. Luckily, the Holy See recently updated its list of mortal sins to include "accumulating excessive wealth," so the news is a mixed... Venezuela: Pro-Chavez Catholics under fire
Relations between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the local Catholic Church has not been easy. It has been paved with numerous clashes and little cooperation. It became rather extreme after members of the Opus Dei and conservative side of the local Catholic... Fake priest heard confessions at Vatican
No doubt his punishment was ten "Hail Mary's""A fake priest was caught trying to hear confessions in St Peter’s Basilica, a Vatican judge said today. Judge Gianluigi Marrone, who is a member of the court system of... Devil may wear Prada, Pope doesn't
is there any dress code for pope.. tell me about it...."The official Vatican newspaper has taken the unusual step of revealing that Pope Benedict XVI does not wear Prada. For almost two years, rumours have...Vatican bans Dan Brown film Angels & Demons from Rome churches
" The Vatican has banned the makers of a prequel to The Da Vinci Code from filming in its grounds or any church in Rome, describing the work as “an offence against God”. Angels and Demons, the latest Dan Brown thriller to be turned into a film, includes key episodes...Bush at Vatican meeting with Pope
President Bush and two successive Popes seem to enjoy their regular, almost quarterly visits, leading some to believe perhaps President Bush is asking for absolution for past, present and future policies. ...George Bush in Italy: a disruptive presence
"Pope Benedict will be rolling out the red carpet at the Vatican to thank Bush for picking him up personally from the airport when he visited the US in April. "They kept asking about ransom, TV journalist recalls
The Philippines lay claim to the number two spot in the deadliest places for journalist rundown...next to Iraq which has been torn by war and civil unrest. This article comes straight from a veteran journalist who has been kidnapped and held captive for three...Bush to take bow on European stage
At the fag end of his presidency US President George W. Bush has started trip to Europe today to lobby for more help for Afghanistan & co-operation on Climate change. " US President George W. Bush heads to Europe Monday to ask leaders already sizing... Chavez asks new FARC leadership to liberate all hostages unconditionally.
Caracas, Venezuela, 8 June 2008. During his weekly TV show-Aló President- Venezuela President Hugo Chavez urged new FARC leader, Alfonso Cano, to liberate all hostages without conditions. Commenting on the long...
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