Obama to meet Pope in Italy
US President Barack Obama is set to meet Pope Benedict XVI in what is set to be an interesting meeting on July 10th. Obama is currently under fire in the US for his pro-abortion stance, though any discussion with the…
Vatican forgives John Lennon 'Beatles bigger than Jesus' comment
44 years after John Lennon famously declared that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus, the Vatican’s newspaper Osservatore Romano has published an article in which it discusses the pop phenomenon of the world famous British band. According to the paper,…
The Holy Shroud of Turin goes on display
What is believed to be Christ’s burial cloth, the Turin shroud, is going on display at the Turin Cathedral until May 23. Pope Benedict XVI will pray before the shroud on May 2nd, although the Catholic church does not necessarily…
Automatic holy water font designed: Italy's churches battle swine flu
Italian inventions take it to the next level with an automatic holy water dispenser for churches. The traditional holy water font into which Catholics dip their fingers to bless themselves will be replaced in some churches in Italy, particularly in…