Catholics could remember the centenary of Czar Nicholas II and his family in 1918 with “penance and reflection,” says the secretary-general of the Russian bishops’ conference. Msgr. Igor Kovalevsky says killing the royal family “was one of the first steps on a path of mass murder, forced labor, religious persecution and genocide which led on Read more
Bloodstains on the Shroud of Turin are fake, according to a paper published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. Many people believe the stains present Jesus’s image on the shroud – the cloth Jesus was supposedly wrapped in after his crucifixion. The paper says patterns on the shroud are consistent with multiple poses and were Read more
PEOPLE of Ulawa Island, Makira/Ulawa province will today commence a three days celebration to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionary that brought Christianity to Ulawa. The three days program will begin this Wednesday 18th July and concludes on the 20th July. Read more
A Jesuit has launched a “cutting edge” catechetical website to confront increasing unbelief spurred by our skeptical, science-saturated society. Credible Catholic offers 20 downloadable “modules” that equip learners with evidence-based arguments for core Christian beliefs. Read more
Three large trees dating back to the 1870s are set for the chop to protect New Zealand’s oldest union church from possible damage. The Burkes Pass Heritage Trust has applied for financial assistance from the Mackenzie District Council for the safe removal of the pine trees from the St Patrick’s Church site in the small Read more
School funding concerns in Australia were the subject of a discussion between three Catholic archbishops and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday. The archbishops say Catholic educators are concerned non-government schools are starting term three with no idea about how much funding they would receive from the Turnbull government in 2019. Read more
The asbestos-laden rubble being cleared from the front of Christ Church Cathedral was also delivered to a second Anglican site in the city. The rubble was delivered to the cathedral site after the 2011 earthquakes to protect paving stones during the demolition of the remains of the cathedral spire base. Continue reading
Condemning ‘gay conversion therapy’ is not something the Catholic Church in the UK is about to do. It has been challenged to condemn the therapy since the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that her Government was banning the practice. Read more
A gay toy sheep wearing a colander was perched on the celebrant’s head, and the guests were dressed as pirates. When Pastafarians marry as they did at Worser Bay in Wellington on Sunday – sealing the deal with the “noodle of love” – things are a little different. Continue reading
The US Association of Consecrated Virgins has said it is “deeply disappointed” at new Vatican rules. These rules appear to say consecrated virgins need not be virgins. Section 88 states: “Thus to have kept her body in perfect continence or to have practiced the virtue of chastity in an exemplary way, while of great importance Read more