Backing from retired pope at event to mark his 65th year as a priest may help Francis gain favour among church conservatives Benedict XVI has endorsed Pope Francis’s ministry in an unprecede... Read more
Aboard the Papal Plane (CNN) Pope Francis said Sunday that Christians owe apologies to gays and others who have been offended or exploited by the church, remarks that some Catholics hailed a... Read more
Father Joe Pereira is a priest, a student of BKS Iyengar, and a teacher of yoga to addicts to help them cope better with rehabilitation therapy In his early days as a priest, people knew Fat... Read more
In the olden days, the Christian nuns in Goa used egg whites to starch their clothes. They did not know what to do with the yolks, so they used them to make a sweet dish. Over time the insti... Read more
For centuries, the Vatican has been the seat of government for the worldwide Catholic Church, which is still its primary role. In recent decades, however, it’s also carved out a parallel fun... Read more
FOR the past couple of years, China’s tens of millions of Christians, most of whom are Protestants, have been watching events in the coastal province of Zhejiang with anxiety. The authoritie... Read more