A Muslim group plans to turn the April 29 wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton into a “nightmare.” Police report Muslims Against the Crusades (MAS) applied for permission to protest outside Westminster Abbey on the day of the royal wedding. The police, who have the power to ban protests along the main route, have Read more
Time Newsfeed reports that a study by OkTrends shows the more frequently you use Twitter, the shorter your relationships tend to be. Among OkCupid‘s findings are two conclusions about Twitter users people who use Twitter every day tend to have shorter relationships, and the problem gets worse as a person gets older. The average relationship Read more
Pedophile Bishop, Roger Vangheluwe has left the French monastery where the Vatican had banished him. The head of the Brotherhood of Jerusalem, Mont-Saint Michel monastery said Vangheluwe had indicated on Saturday that he would leave shortly but could not say where he was going. Vangheluwe, who resigned a year ago as bishop of Bruges after Read more
Tripoli’s Roman Catholic bishop, Giovanni Martinelli along with other Christian leaders has called on the international community not to give arms to the Libyan rebels. “The risk of providing weapons to rebels in Benghazi is a way of not ending the war, [but] rather a way to lengthening it.” “We hope that in our small Read more
Ten member of the Christian Motorcycle Association are helping launch the first set of Viral Bibles in Lincolnshire, England. The Viral Bible Project as an initiative is just one of the many ways in which Biblefresh, a nationwide Christian movement celebrating God’s word, is marking the 400th anniversary of the completion of the King James Read more
Archaic, elitist, obscure, awkward and sexist are just some of the words used by clergy to describe the English translation of the new Roman Missal. Priests in Australia, Ireland, the United States and New Zealand have also criticized the new translation, which is being partially used in New Zealand and will be used by the Read more
In the aftermath of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, a Christian network is joining with Buddhists to provide bereavement services and prevent suicides, according to a Japanese interdenominational network. With the goal to offer counseling and spiritual support, the Sendai Buddhist Federation through the Miyagi Prefecture Liaison Council of Religious Corporations established a counseling Read more
Errors in YouCat, the Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church came to light during YouCat’s launch at the Vatican. Among the translation errors are an implication that the Holy See approves of contraception and euthanasia. The catechism, a project of the Austrian, German and Swiss bishops’ conferences were to be given to participants at World Youth Day Read more
The Bible, this week, has taken over Facebook’s top spot from Internet pop sensation, Justin Bieber. In doing so, the best-selling book in history, also surpasses the likes of the Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid football clubs, Lady Gaga and the President of the United States, Barack Obama. With Easter and the Passover Read more
The number of new credible accusations of clerical abuse in the United States dropped in 2010, however more dioceses are receiving “management letters”. So says the Report on the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which also highlights 428 new credible allegations of child sexual abuse were lodged against 345 Read more