Coinciding with the first Jesuit pontiff in papal history, Australians are poised for their own Jesuit experience. And interest in the order has accelerated world-wide. But now where more than in Australian politics they have received more prominence. And some…

The United States and the Vatican have been diplomatic allies for 30 years now. The first U.S. Embassy to the Holy See opened on April 9, 1984, but the agreement between the U.S. and the Vatican was signed on January…

There are myriads of diets to lose weight, but recent studies have shown that just eating your breakfast is an important factor in controlling your weight and warding off disease. Eating a hearty breakfast can lower your risk of heart…

If the United States and the Vatican see anything nearly eye to eye these days it would be the need to handle the gap between rich and poor. Both the White House and the Vatican believe that wealth must be…

The U.S. Government is doing everything it can to help same-sex marriages become legal. Attorney General Eric Holder said that the government would provide federal benefits to same-sex marriages performed in Utah before the Supreme Court halted the practice. The…

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a Roman Catholic, and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin met January 14 to discuss the Middle East, the Syrian conflict, the Sudan situation and religious freedom issues in the U.S. The meeting…

While most surveillance software installed on computers is implanted through networks, the NSA has now developed secret technology that permits surveillance and can alter data in computers not connected to the internet.  The technology relies on a covert channel of…

The owner of “Masterpiece Cakeshop” in Lakewood, Colorado, a Christian, has filed an appeal to challenge a judge’s ruling that he must bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples. Doing so violates his religious freedom because doing so would violate his…

The Roman Catholic magazine Commonweal pointed out that the four people in line of succession for the presidency of the United States should something happen to President Obama are all Roman Catholic. They are, in order, Vice-President Joe Biden, House…

German Foreign Policy reports that there are new allegations of corruption against German arms manufacturers. A former Greek defense ministry has said that German arms manufacturers paid millions in bribes to induce Athens to buy German weaponry worth billions of…

In what is being described as “a thumb in the eye” to Russian President Vladimir Putin,” President Barak Obama has appointed two openly gay representatives to the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia. For the first time…

Babies born to mothers, who eat a diverse and varied diet while pregnant and breast-feeding are more open to a wide range of flavors, say researchers in Philadelphia. Babies, who follow their mother’s diet after weaning, carry those preferences into…