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Vatican: Francis did not intend to perform exorcism

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:22:21 GMT

Source: mdjonline.com --- Saturday, May 25, 2013
Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. ...

The Vatican Vesak message states that the Buddhists and the Christians have a greater responsibility to enhance peace and harmony.

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:17:48 GMT

Source: www.slbc.lk --- Saturday, May 25, 2013
The vatican Council for Inter Religious faiths and Social Integrity issuing a Vesak message has said that the Buddhists and Christians have much responsibility to protect life and direct the world population to live in peace and harmony. The message has conveyed well wishes for all Buddhists who celebrate the Vesak festival. The president of the council cardinal John Lewis points out that the people of Buddhist and Christian faiths should rise against terrorists groups acting in various forms. The message also emphasizes the necessity of rising against the threats of terrorist groups. It says that His Holiness Pope Francis in his inaugural address emphasized the necessity of close cooperation between the religions. The message further states that everyone should respect the common life pattern of the Buddhists and the Christians. ...

Vatican re-enters art world with Venice Biennale

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:02:18 GMT

Source: www.detroitnews.com --- Saturday, May 25, 2013
vatican CityThe vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world's most prestigious contemporary arts festivals. ...

Bishop Wester was in Rome this past week; he gave a presentation to the Vatican'...

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:23 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Bishop Wester was in Rome this past week; he gave a presentation to the vatican's Pontifical Council for Migrants. He is shown in the audience here, during Pope Francis' comments to the council. http://www.romereports.com/palio/pope-on-migrants-refugees-find-applicable-solutions-to-ease-their-hardships-english-10121.html Pope on migrants, refugees: Find applicable solutions to ease their hardships www.romereports.com May 24, 2013. (Romereports.com) From the very start of his pontificate, Pope Francis has shown special concern for immigrants, refugees and those who are persecuted, or exploited. On Friday, he specifically asked the vatican's Pontifical Council for Migrants to find applicable solutions to these pro... ...

Take a 3D Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica and Other Art-Adorned Vatican Spaces

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:30:58 GMT

Source: www.openculture.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Forget the airports, the ticket lines, and the crowds. Now you can step right into the vatican’s most sacred spaces and inspect the wonders of Renaissance art and architecture with just a click of a mouse. The vatican has posted a series of virtual tours created by students and faculty in the communication and computing science departments at Pennsylvania’s Villanova University . The four Papal Basilicas are included, along with the smaller Sistine and Pauline chapels. Here are six links to six amazing virtual tours: Basilica of St. Peter : Designed by Michelangelo and others, St. Peter’s is the focal point of the vatican, and perhaps the most famous example of Renaissance architecture. You can scroll up and down to inspect the walls and ceilings–including the famous dome–and zoom in for a close look at Michelangelo’s masterpiece the Pietà or Bernini’s ornate canopy, or baldachin , over the Papal Altar. The Sistine Chapel : The most famous building in the vatican, after St. Peter’s, is the Sistine Chapel, a part of the Pope’s official residence, the Apostolic Palace. Frescoes by Raphael, Bernini, Botticelli and others adorn the walls–and on the ceiling, one of the great masterpieces in the history of art: Michelangelo’s early 16th century depiction of scenes from the Book of Genesis, covering some 12,000 square feet. On a walking tour you would barely have enough time to recognize some of the major scenes. With this virtual tour ...

Atheists in heaven? Vatican spin machine leaps into action

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:46 GMT

Source: scholarsandrogues.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Remember back in the ’80s when Ronald Reagan would ramble on in front of a crowd, saying all kinds of crazy shit? And immediately after, the reporters would turn to his handlers, who would explain that the president hadn’t said what he just said, that he had in fact said the exact opposite? That’s where […] ...

Vatican City Rome - Igniting the Fire for Revival

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:07:30 GMT

Source: ezinearticles.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Saint Francis soon realized that his calling to rebuild the Church far exceeded the task of reconstructing dilapidated buildings. God wanted him to reform the spiritual life of the Church, to strengthen the priesthood, to empower the laity - to ignite the fire for revival. ...

Vatican City, 24 May 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congr...

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:56 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
vatican City, 24 May 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches will travel to Lebanon from 24 – 28 May, continuing on to Jordan until 1 June. In addition to attending the ordination of the new … Cardinal Sandri takes Pope's greetings to Lebanon and Jordan ...

Un prêtre franc-maçon démis de ses fonctions à la demande du Vatican >> http://b...

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:37:05 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Un prêtre franc-maçon démis de ses fonctions à la demande du vatican >> http://bit.ly/10sDHRF ...

Vatican Representative: Just to Be Clear, Atheists Are Still Going to Hell

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:35 GMT

Source: www.patheos.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Yesterday, I posted about something interesting Pope Francis said in a recent homily — namely, that even atheists could be “redeemed” if they were good people: “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class! We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all! And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace . If we, each doing our own part, if we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go slowly, gently, little by little, we will make that culture of encounter: we need that so much. We must meet one another doing good. ‘But I don’t believe, Father, I am an atheist!’ But do good: we will meet one another there. ” Many atheists thought it was pretty damn nice of the Pope to say that… even if the idea of being “saved” or “redeemed” thanks to Christ’s death is all made up. We all knew that sense of one-ness and actions-speak-louder-than-prayers wasn’t going to last very long. As the Pope’s words made their way around the world, a vatican spokesman had to do some damage control and remind everybody that atheists, in fact, are going to hell unless they accept Jesus : Rev. Thomas Rosica On Thursday, the vatican issued an “explanatory ...

Vatican Bank investigator issues first report

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:27:12 GMT

Source: www.thecompassnews.org --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
Brulhart says laws, roles will be strengthened vatican CITY — The director of the vatican's Financial Intelligence Authority said the vatican will further amend its finance-related laws in the coming months, increase screening of account holders at the vatican bank and continue assessing the potential risk that accounts could be used for money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Rene Brulhart, the Swiss finance lawyer hired to monitor the legality and transparency of vatican financial activity, presented his office's first report at a May 22 news conference. ...

Vatican to host special commemoration for Evangelium Vitae

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:22 GMT

Source: www.lifesitenews.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
by Carol Tobias, President, National Right to Life ROME, May 23, 2013 (National Right to Life News) - In 1995, Pope John Paul II issued a clear and ringing endorsement of the pro-life position in an encyclical that reaffirmed “the value and inviolability of human life.” In Evangelium Vitae, or “The Gospel of Life,” the Pope… ...

Pope Francis praises Missionaries of Charity's 'beautiful' Vatican ministry

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT

Source: salesianity.blogspot.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
( CNA/EWTN News ) Pope Francis thanked the Missionaries of Charity for their work and described one of their houses located inside the vatican “a beautiful reality” and “a school of charity.” “I thank all those who in various ways support this beautiful reality of the vatican,” said Pope Francis during a May 21 evening visit to celebrate the residence’s 25th anniversary. “This house is a place that teaches charity, a school of charity, that teaches us to go out to every person, not for profit, but out of love,” he stated at the Gift of Mary House. He noted that “at the border between the vatican and Italy, it is a powerful reminder to all of us, to the Church, to the city of Rome, to always be more of a family, a home in which we are open to welcome, to attention, and to fraternity.” Blessed John Paul II placed the house under the care of the sisters on May 21, 1998. “How many people have you fed in these years, how many wounded, above all wounded spiritually, have you cared for!” he emphasized. “My presence here tonight is to give first of all my heartfelt thanks to the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, working here for 25 years, with many volunteers, in favor of so many people in need of help, thank you!” he told them. Around 25 homeless women are allowed to live in the residence, and the sisters feed around 60 people each day at the house. “A home represents the most precious human wealth, that ...

Vatican Holds Seminar to Mark Anniversary of 1972 Attack on Michelangelo’s Pieta...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:43 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
vatican Holds Seminar to Mark Anniversary of 1972 Attack on Michelangelo’s Pieta: http://bit.ly/12xDEoN ...

Is the Vatican Bank finally fighting money laundering for real?

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:00 GMT

Source: theweek.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
Rene Bruelhart, the head of the vatican's new Financial Intelligence Authority, disclosed Wednesday that he had found six incidents of possible money laundering in the vatican Bank from last year — marking the first step in what may be a new era of transparency for the scandal-stained institution. The vatican Bank, officially called the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), manages an estimated $5 billion in assets for religious orders and Catholic charities. A private entity, its inner workings have long been shrouded in secrecy. In 2012, following investigations of money laundering and... More ...

Vatican City, 23 May 2013 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican Apostolic Palace,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:41 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
vatican City, 23 May 2013 (VIS) - This morning in the vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience His excellency Mr. Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, president of the Republic of El Salvador. President Funes then met with the … Pope receives President of El Salvador: Importance of Archbishop Oscar Romero's witness ...

Vatican City, 23 May 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, native of Benin and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:40 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
vatican City, 23 May 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, native of Benin and first African-born prelate to be prefect of a vatican dicastery (of the Congregation for Bishops), will be memorialised by the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome with … Pontifical Lateran University dedicates chair to Cardinal Bernardin Gantin ...

Epic Celtics fail at the Vatican?

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:41:23 GMT

Source: www.yardbarker.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
Red Auerbach must be spinning in his grave. How do you NOT put the Pope's name on the Pope's jersey? Boston Celtics minority owner James Pallotta was at the vatican on Wednesday in advance of the Coppa Italia final involving one of his soccer teams. Likely thinking it a fine idea to further relations between the US (OK, the NBA) and the Church, he presented Pope Francis with a Celtics jersey. One problem: The name on the back of the jersey read THE POPE. For all we know that thing has been sitting in the closet since 1959, when Bill Russell was winning championships, Auerbach was calling the plays and Pope John XXIII was in the papacy. To Pope Francis' credit, he accepted the gift: At least the soccer teams came sufficiently prepared: The Coppa Italia Final, the championship match in Italy's top competition, is Sunday and will be contested by Lazio and A.S. Roma. Pallotta is the president of Roma ...

Vatican signals possible papal visit to Manila

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:14 GMT

Source: philippines.ucanews.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
Pope Francis is likely to visit the Philippines in early 2016 to attend the International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City, the head of the country’s bishops’ conference said yesterday. Archbishop Jose Palma says he received a request from the vatican to move the Congress, scheduled for May 2016, to an earlier date in January that year. The letter said that the pope had prior engagements for May. “We told them that January is fine because our suggestion was to make the pope’s visit to the Philippines a priority,” said Palma, who is also president of the Pontifical Committee on the International Eucharistic Congress. “We know that the pope continues to inspire us and his visit will have an enormous impact on our faith and our Christian life.” The retired Archbishop of Manila, Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, earlier said he believed the pope will visit the country in 2016. Rosales was one of the three Filipino cardinals who flew to the vatican for the papal conclave following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February. Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines twice. His first visit was in 1981 for the beatification of Lorenzo Ruiz. His visit purportedly convinced then President Marcos to lift martial law. In 1995, Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines for the World Youth Day festival. The 51st International Eucharistic Congress in 2016 will carry on the theme “Christ in You: Our Hope of Glory.” SOURCE: UCA News ...

Vatican finance watchdog probing possible money laundering

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:05 GMT

Source: philippines.ucanews.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
The vatican’s new financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had detected six possible attempts to use the Holy See to launder money last year, citing this as proof of its commitment to transparency. The head of the vatican’s Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), presenting its first annual report, also said it would soon have stronger supervisory powers over the vatican’s scandal-plagued bank, the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), dubbed the world’s most secretive bank by Forbes magazine. The vatican is trying to meet international standards to combat the financing of terrorism, money laundering and tax evasion, but the European anti-money laundering committee, Moneyval, said in July that the IOR still had some way to go. The FIA is due to report back in December. Rene Bruelhart, the Swiss lawyer and anti-laundering expert who heads the FIA, said that of the six suspected cases of money laundering handled by his office in 2012, two were considered serious enough to be passed on to the vatican’s prosecutor. He gave no details of any of the cases but said it was possible that some of the other four could also be passed on for formal investigation. The vatican has been trying to shed its image as a murky financial center since 1982, when Roberto Calvi, known as “God’s Banker”, was found hanging from London’s Blackfriars Bridge. Calvi was head of Banco Ambrosiano, then Italy’s largest private bank, which was part-owned by the Va ...