Tag: vatican
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Pope’s Butler Charged In ‘Vatileaks’ Scandal
from Al-Jazeera English: Pope Benedict XVI’s butler has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of secret documents following embarrassing leaks that exposed alleged intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, a spokesman has said. Federico Lombardi said in a statement on Saturday that Paolo Gabriele, a layman who lives inside Vatican City, was arrested on…
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Emanuela Orlandi Was ‘Kidnapped For Vatican Sex Parties’
A teenage girl whose disappearance in Rome has remained a mystery for 30 years was kidnapped for sex parties by a gang involving Vatican police and foreign diplomats, the Roman Catholic Church’s leading exorcist has claimed.
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#PopOcculture: Cardinals, Remains, Traditions
22 Cardinals Join Club to Elect Pope’s Successor // ‘Pope will be assassinated within next 12 months’ // Vatican dismisses pope assassination threat document // MEPs Question EU Funding of ILGA Over NAMBLA Ties // Nepal villagers burn ‘witchcraft’ suspect alive // More Human Remains Found on Long Island // Mardi Gras Indians share tradition;…
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Omaha Abuse Allegation Sent to Vatican
The investigation into sexual abuse allegations against an Omaha priest is moving forward. The Archdiocese announced Friday the allegations meet the minimum requirements to refer the case to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith in Rome.
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vatican goes high-tech to preserve fragile ancient tomes
from msnbc: One of the world’s oldest libraries in Rome faces a huge problem — how to preserve 1,800-year-old manuscripts in a digital format that’s readable for next-generation computers. A format designed to store images taken by satellites and orbital telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope could offer a solution to the Holy See’s…
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11/3 pop occulture: pilgrims, prophets & secret messages
2.5m pilgrims arrive in mecca for annual hajj that begins nov4* french satirical weekly firebombed after portrays prophet mohammad* ireland closes embassies in vatican, iran as cost-saving measures* scientology leader miscavige fed gourmet meals every few hours* detroit official who owns church charged by feds* stolen phoenix jesus statue returned* william peter blatty on ‘exorcist’…
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catholics’ mass liturgy changing; ‘ritual whiplash’ ahead?
from washington post: English-speaking Catholics are bracing for the biggest changes to their Mass since the 1960s, a shift some leaders warn could cause “ritual whiplash.” The overhaul, which will become mandatory Nov. 27, is aimed at unifying the more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide with a translation that is as close as possible to…
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new world next week – oct27
new world next week: episode089 – world peace, british heat, god’s banksters Welcome back to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report & Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in alternative news & open source intelligence. This week: Story #1: Studies Show World ‘Has Never Been This…
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vatican calls for new global financial authority amid economic crisis
vatican calls for ‘central world bank’ to be set up from belief blog: Against the backdrop of the European debt crisis and the birth of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Vatican on Monday called for a new “global public authority” to help reform the world’s finance and economic systems. New ideologies are “reducing the…
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catholic ‘farmville’-style facebook game unveiled
from ncregister: SGR Games, LLC has created ‘Vatican Wars’ (formerly ‘Priestville’), a new online Facebook game. Think of it as ‘Mafia Wars’ meets the Church. The game divides players into either Templars (socially conservative) or Crusaders (socially liberal), and then allows them to “serve as Catholic priests,” take positions on social issues, and elect a…
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knights templar heirs demand apology from vatican
from telegraph: The last Grand Master of the warrior monks who fought in the Crusades, Jacques de Molay, was executed in Paris in 1314 on charges of heresy, black magic and idolatry. His death was part of a concerted campaign to suppress the chivalric order by King Philip IV of France, who had grown suspicious…
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6/16 pop occulture: circumcision, chrislam & the new world airport
weiner meme?: san fran to vote on banning circumcision*
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pope benedict makes call to outer space
from sky news: The 12 astronauts circling the Earth have received a call from Pope Benedict XVI – the first-ever papal call to space. The pontiff addressed the shuttle and station crews from the Vatican. The Pope said he admired the astronauts’ courage, discipline and commitment. He added that he hopes the condition of shuttle…
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Vatican’s New Sex Abuse Guidelines Don’t Require Reporting
New Vatican guidelines aimed at fighting child abuse by priests tell Catholic bishops they should cooperate with police, but do not order them to report allegations to the authorities.
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freudian take on vatican life makes cannes smile
from reuters: The Vatican got a dose of Freudian analysis at Cannes on Friday with “Habemus Papam,” a gentle Italian comedy about a newly elected pope who gets cold feet when the weight of his responsibility dawns on him. The film by Italian director Nanni Moretti drew laughter and healthy applause from critics on day…