Pope Francis will ordain nine deacons to the priesthood at St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, 25 April. Among those who are to be ordained are Samuel Piermarini, who gave up a promising football career and Riccardo Cendamo, a former film director. Read more
An Auckland company is selling colourful coffins. When the pallbearers brought Phil McLean’s coffin into the chapel, there were gasps before a wave of laughter rippled through the hundreds of mourners. The coffin was a giant cream doughnut. Read more
Rabbi Daniel Asor of the Yanar Institute claims that a tunnel has been built under the Church of the Dormition to allow its members to exhume the remains of King David. Asor has also alleged that the church is acting on instructions from the Vatican, which he says has a plan to collect DNA samples Read more
A group of teens built a campfire and started to cook sausages on the grounds of First Church In Dunedin. They fled at the first sign of trouble, leaving the fire unattended and the sausages to burn. The communications adviser said it was definitely one of the more bizarre things she had seen in the Read more
Inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan, the young people of Grace Mennonite Church Manitoba challenged their church to collect toilet paper for Steinbach Community Outreach by the end of the month. The goal was to gather a total of 2021 rolls within the span of one month. The pastor says his church was Read more
Elton John asks, “How can the Vatican refuse to bless gay marriages because they ‘are sin’, yet happily make a profit from investing millions in ‘Rocketman’ – a film which celebrates my finding happiness from my marriage to David? After fact-checking, Newsweek says John is correct. The Vatican invested about 1 million euros in Rocketman. Read more
Some users on social media are claiming a photograph shows Pope Francis wearing designer clothing. The image is incorrectly captioned: the photograph from 2007 shows his predecessor , Pope Benedict, in a white and golden outfit wearing red loafers.
The headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan may be home to supernatural activity, according to a couple who claim to help anyone dealing with paranormal disturbances to rid their homes of unwanted spirits. Supernatural activity is reported so often at the base that it inspired a Facebook group, Yokota Ghost Hunter Club. Its members post about Read more
A pastor in Missouri has taken a leave of absence and is “seeking professional counselling” after a video surfaced of a sermon in which he emphasized that women need to look attractive for their husbands because “God made men to be drawn to beautiful women.” The video was posted on Facebook and runs for more Read more
For decades, popes have suffered embarrassment when their light, shoulder-length mantle, inspired by a sudden gust of wind, smacks them in the face. Dario Piccioni who sells garments to cardinals and bishops at the Vatican has suggested using Velcro to solve the problem. Read more