Jesus, not Virgin Mary, saved the world, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Jesus may have heard words of wisdom from his mother Mary, but she did not help him save the world from damnation, the Vatican said on Tuesday. In a new decree…
Hindu prayers to open meeting of the Legislature for the first time
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hindu prayers will open the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands meeting in St. Thomas on October 30, reportedly for the first time since its creation in 1954, containing verses from…
Irish missionary among 8 people freed in Haiti after being kidnapped during attack on orphanage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child are among eight people who have been freed in Haiti by kidnappers after being held for almost a month following an attack by gunmen on an…
Pastor: Donald Trump is worried about getting into heaven. He shouldn’t be.
It’s been a long time since I was shocked by anything Donald Trump said. But when the president called in to Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” this week to discuss his on-going efforts to broker…
8 including an Irish missionary are missing after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remained missing Monday after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti, the latest attack in an area controlled by a powerful collection of…
The two Panchen Lamas: China’s role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama
BEIJING/DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) — Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China’s role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist monk installed three decades ago by Beijing as the faith’s No.…
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy. All four…
Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and conflict.…
Robert Prevost, the first American pope, is from Chicago and jokes are already flowing: ‘All communion wafers will be deep-dish’
Here comes ‘Da Pope.’ Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named today as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From now on, all communion wafers shall…
Holy white smoke, the Catholic Church has a new pope!
VATICAN CITY (PBS) — White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals inside have elected a new pope. A roar erupted from the…