Croatia has joined the European Union after a decade of casting off the remnants of war and Communist rule. In spite of evidence to the contrary in other nations that have joined the EU, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy…

Upon his arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pope Francis informally asked permission to enter the country. Saying he wanted to “knock gently” at Brazil’s door, he said, “I ask permission to come in and spend this week with you.”…

Do you want a shorter stay in purgatory? Follow Pope Francis around Rio de Janeiro on Twitter, TV, radio or other media and you will get a plenary indulgence to get out of purgatory sooner, that’s if you can’t make…

The Roman Catholic Church had “extensive knowledge dating back to the 1950s” of the sexual abuse of children by the pedophile priest Denis McAlinden which continued over four decades on children as young as four and five, an Australian investigation…

Vanity of Vanities, Pope Francis has been named man of the year by Vanity Fair magazine of Italy. Blazoned on its front page was a picture of the pope commemorating the first 100 days in the papal chair. The magazine…

On January 1, 2014, Latvia will become the next member of the European Union to join the common currency, in spite of the economic crisis that continues to plague the political and economic block. European finance ministers approved the country…

Those defending the traditional definition of marriage have argued that if homosexual marriage is made normal there would be pressure to further expand alternate definitions of marriage to include things like Polygamy, pedophilia, etc. Now the end of monogamy is…

Keeping the pace of his predecessor Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has approved the sainthood of John Paul II merely eight years after his death. The lightning fast canonization of John Paul II, by Vatican standards was faster than any other…

If the confusion over gay marriage, polygamy and even polyamorous marriage isn’t enough… There is yet another alternative definition of marriage. How about a legal marriage to a bridge? Jodi Rose, an Australian, married a bridge… She claims that she…

When Edward Snowden leaked the fact that the U.S. government had been spying on U.S. citizens, they justified it in the name of fighting terrorism. Though Americans are deeply divided over the issue, the Germans and other Europeans are very…

“Two weeks after Pope Francis was elected, Magdi Allam, a prominent Italian commentator who converted from Islam to Catholicism in 2008 announced he would leave the Church.” Allam who was baptized by Pope Benedict XVI explained the reasons he is…

Pope Francis met with the Enrico Letta, the new Prime Minister of the Italian Republic to discuss the social situation and jobs for youth in Italy. In a statement, the Vatican said the two men discussed the active contribution of…