Buy your food and confess your sins in the same one-stop shop. A resident in Kingsgate Leicestershire commented that it certainly beats going to church… more convenient for sure. The local corner store was advertising a confessionary among the services it provided. It led to people asking on Facebook if the proprietor was a priest. Read more
Two Arizona churches are fighting in federal court to establish a right to use a sacramental tea brewed from plants containing a hallucinogenic compound in their religious practice. They claim their religion has been violated by federal agencies’ seizure of their ayahuasca, an herbal tea that contains a small amount of dimethyltryptamine. Read more
The death of Queen Elizabeth II prompted global expressions of public mourning that are rarely seen. Her sincere Christian faith was evident to those who knew her. Catholic tradition is replete with examples of women who led their people through the most difficult of times. Here are five Catholic queens who saw their royal status Read more
Michelle Neumann recently lost her battle with cancer at age 63 but she managed to send her friend a message from beyond the grave. As more than 200 people gathered for her funeral, a plane carrying a sign flew overhead which read,“I’m watching you … cry harder. M. XXX”. Read more
“We don’t trust in governments. We don’t trust in the United Nations, thank goodness”, Former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison told people at the Victory Life Centre in Perth. “We don’t trust in all these things, fine as they may be and as important as the role that they play,” he said. Read more
Brittany Muller, the author of “The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Guide to the Cards”, didn’t intend to invite Christianity back into her life when she began using tarot cards as part of her daily spiritual practice nearly a decade ago. As a teenager and a faithful Catholic, she had even been told that using the Read more
A priest who was celebrating Mass at sea using an inflatable lilo as an altar was forced to apologise after pictures of blessing the Eucharist while wearing bathing shorts became popular. Read more
Some historians claim that Jesus Christ was the first person ever to play cricket after a manuscript from a previously unseen Gospel was unearthed. The Gospel from which this claim originated apparently translates as: “He (Jesus) would take the boys to the seashore and, carrying the playing ball and the club, he would go over Read more
Symbolically and spiritually, the Jordan river is of mighty significance to many. Physically, the Lower Jordan River of today is a lot more meagre than mighty. By the time it reaches the site, where Jesus was baptised its dwindling water looks sluggish, a dull brownish green shade. Read more
Netflix spent US$5 million to construct a replica of the Sistine Chapel for the movie The Two Popes. Immediately after the shooting, that majestic set was destroyed. The film’s writer, Anthony McCarten, described its destruction as a “crime.” Read more