| Vatican vows to fight gay marriage after gains in U.S., Europe Posted: 10 Nov 2012 01:53 PM PST  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, reacting to strong gains for gay marriage in the United States and Europe, on Saturday pledged never to stop fighting attempts to "erase" the privileged role of heterosexual marriage, which it called it "an achievement of civilization". For the second consecutive day, Vatican media weighed in with forceful editorials restating the Roman Catholic Church's unequivocal opposition. ...
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| Give winnings on me to church, new archbishop says Posted: 10 Nov 2012 11:04 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - Gamblers who made money betting on the identity of the next spiritual head of the Anglican church should donate their winnings, the newly-nominated Archbiship of Canterbury said. "Thought in the night, those who made money betting on me give it to their local church! I suspect it was less than papers suggest," Justin Welby, 56, a former oil executive who was named the next leader of the world's 80 million Anglicans on Friday, wrote on Twitter. Bookmakers said they suspended betting on Welby getting the job earlier in the week after a sudden flurry of bets. ...
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| NY exhibit highlights Tiffany's religious objects Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:40 AM PST  Louis Comfort Tiffany was the quintessential tastemaker of the post-Civil War Gilded Age. He's famous for his iridescent leaded-glass windows and lamps. But most of his commissions were for America's houses of worship at a time of unprecedented church-building.
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| Pope starts new Vatican department to promote Latin Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:33 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday started a new Vatican department to promote the study and use of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church and beyond. The old-style Latin Mass was phased out more than 40 years ago in favor of local languages, but the pope is giving it another try. Latin remains the official language of the universal church. The Vatican said the pope had instituted the Pontifical Academy for Latin Studies, placing it under the auspices of the Vatican's ministry for culture. ...
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| Pope resurrects Latin with academy to boost study Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:36 AM PST  The Vatican is trying to resurrect Latin.
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| Vatican computer tech convicted in leaks scandal Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:29 AM PST  A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the embarrassing leak of confidential papal documents and gave him a two-month suspended sentence in the last trial in the scandal.
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| Vatican computer expert convicted in papal butler case Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:14 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican court on Saturday found a Holy See computer expert guilty of obstruction of justice in the investigation of leaks of sensitive papal documents to the media by Pope Benedict's former butler. But after two lightning trials in the so-called "Vatileaks" scandal that has been a major embarrassment for the Vatican, many questions remained unanswered. The same court which last month convicted Paolo Gabriele, the Pope's former butler, gave Claudio Sciarpelletti a two-month suspended sentence. ...
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| Vatican digs in after gay marriage advances Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:49 AM PST  The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage can only be between a man and a woman.
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| Vatican court convicts computer technician of aiding pope's ex-butler in document leaks Posted: 10 Nov 2012 07:10 AM PST VATICAN CITY - A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the embarrassing leak of confidential papal documents and gave him a two-month suspended sentence. |
