Curia Heads Gather in Rome [2010-11-14]
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI gathered together the heads of all the dicasteries of the Curia on Friday to coordinate work among the Vatican offices.Father Ciro Benedettini, the vice director of the Vati…
Pope Benedict Calls for ‘Profound Reform’ of World Economy
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Pope Benedict Denounces Abortion During Visit to Spain Pope Benedict XVI is calling for "profound reform" of the world economy following last week's G20 summit in Seoul and the APEC Summit in Japan th…
Video Games And Violence [2010-11-14]
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Zenit.org ).- The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments over whether or not to ban minors from buying or renting violent video games. According to press reports the comments from the justices wa…
Pope Calls for More Help for Haiti
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
“My thoughts are with the people of Haiti, who because of a terrible earthquake in January are now suffering from a cholera epidemic,” he said.
Pope Says Crisis Requires Balanced And Ethical Choices That Respect The Earth
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Vatican City – The economic crisis, which was also discussed at the G20, is but another aspect of "severe" problems such as "the continuing imbalance between wealth and poverty, the sca…
Catholic Church Struggles to Deal with Disciplined Clerics
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron said he has met with disciplined priests and listened to their stories. He said the men are not ostracized, but "they did a really awful thing, and part of it is, the…
British Couple Released By Somali Pirates
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali pirates released British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler on Sunday after holding them hostage for more than a year, and witnesses said a plane carrying them …
Hobbled Dems, Eager GOP Back for Lame-Duck Session
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
WASHINGTON – It's still seven more weeks before the Republicans' dream election becomes a reality, but change already is in the air as lawmakers return Monday for a postelection session of Congr…
DeNiro, Eastwood, Lucas Help Present Early Oscars
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
LOS ANGELES – Almost every business has its awards banquets. But when the business is movie making, and the banquet is put on by the folks behind the Oscars, the room glows with serious star pow…
Catholic Church to Train Priests on How to Perform Exorcisms
Posted Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Denominations, Roman Catholic, Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Catholic Church is holding a two-day conference in Baltimore to train priests on how to perform exorcisms.