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April 16, 2013
2,000-Year-Old Ritual Bath Found in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem say they've found a 2,000-year-old ritual bath with a sophisticated system to keep water pure, Israel's Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.
Source: LiveScience.com
April 6, 2013
Pope Francis makes first Curia appointment
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday named a Spanish Franciscan to be the No. 2 at the Vatican's office for religious orders, his first appointment to the Vatican bureaucracy badly in need of a shakeup.
Source: Associated Press
March 29, 2013
Shroud of Turin Hits Airwaves Amid New Claims That It's Real
A viewing of the The Shroud of Turin, thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will reportedly be televised Saturday on Italian State TV in what is said to be former Pope Benedict XVI's parting gift to the Catholic Church.
Source: ABC News
March 28, 2013
Ky. lawmakers override religious freedom veto
Ky. lawmakers override governor's veto of religious freedom bill, opponents fear lawsuits
Source: Associated Press
March 26, 2013
Sustainable Food Trends Appear on Passover Tables
For adherents to Judaism, Monday marked the first of eight nights of Passover, the ages-old remembrance of the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery to freedom. Traditionally, families and friends gather for the first two evenings to read the Exodus story, participate in special blessings and rituals, and sing songs.
Source: Takepart.com
March 23, 2013
Pope Francis tells Benedict: "We're brothers"
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis traveled Saturday to this hill town south of Rome to have lunch with his "brother" and predecessor Benedict XVI, a historic and potentially problematic melding of the papacies that has never before confronted the Catholic Church.
Source: Associated Press
March 20, 2013
Marketing Miracle: What History Channel’s The Bible Can Teach Content Creators
On March 3rd, History Channel’s The Bible premiered to an impressive 14.1 million viewers. With the latest installment pulling in 11 million viewers, it’s clear that audience retention rates are just as remarkable.
Source: Business 2 Community
March 19, 2013
Pope sets tone for humbler papacy, calls for defense of the weak
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis set the tone for a new, humbler papacy on Tuesday with a call for the defense of the weak and the environment, saying this was the way to prevent the triumph of death and destruction.
Source: Reuters
March 18, 2013
Why History Channel's 'The Bible' draws boffo ratings despite reviews
Reviews of History Channel's 'The Bible' are lukewarm at best, but the Easter-season series is scoring high ratings, pointing to what some call an overlooked appetite for religious storytelling.
Source: Christian Science Monitor
March 15, 2013
Francis pays tribute to Benedict, reflects on age
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis paid a heartfelt tribute Friday to his predecessor Benedict XVI, saying his faith and teaching had "enriched and invigorated" the Catholic Church and would remain its spiritual patrimony forever.
Source: Associated Press
March 14, 2013
Seagull Perched on Sistine Chapel Chimney Draws Twitter, Meme Antics
Well, it's not a cardinal. But two birds made themselves international stars at the papal Conclave, lighting the Internet aflame with comments and jokes.
Source: ABC News Blogs
March 13, 2013
NEW POPE ELECTED!
CARDINAL JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO: Bergoglio, 76, has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina, overseeing churches and shoe-leather priests. The archbishop of Buenos Aires reportedly got the second-most votes after Joseph Ratzinger in the 2005 papal election, and he has long specialized in the kind of pastoral work that some say is an essential skill for the next pope. In a lifetime of teaching and leading priests in Latin America, which has the largest share of the world's Catholics, Bergoglio has shown a keen political sensibility as well as the kind of self-effacing humility that fellow cardinals value highly. Bergoglio is known for modernizing an Argentine church that had been among the most conservative in Latin America.
Source: Associated Press
Shape-Shifting Jesus Described in Ancient Egyptian Text
A newly deciphered Egyptian text, dating back almost 1,200 years, tells part of the crucifixion story of Jesus with apocryphal plot twists, some of which have never been seen before.
Source: LiveScience.com
March 12, 2013
Cardinals head to conclave to elect pope for troubled Church
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals prayed for divine help on Tuesday, hours before a conclave to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the Church at one of the most difficult periods in its history.
Source: Reuters
March 10, 2013
Top contenders to be the next pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI.
Source: Associated Press
March 6, 2013
For next pope, cardinals want youngish, polyglot MBA-type
Issues of governance at the Vatican are weighing on the men who will pick the next leader of the Catholic Church.
They troop each day into a hall just a few minutes’ walk from St. Peter’s Square, passing through a doorway flanked by Swiss Guards in black berets and their distinctive red, yellow, and blue striped uniforms.
Source: Christian Science Monitor
March 5, 2013
Conservative Canadian a Top Contender to be Pope
TORONTO (AP) — Cardinal Marc Ouellet once said that being pope "would be a nightmare." He would know, having enjoyed the confidence of two popes as a top-ranked Vatican insider.
Source: Associated Press
February 28, 2013
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Benedict XVI left the Catholic Church in unprecedented limbo Thursday as he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, capping a tearful day of farewells that included an extraordinary pledge of obedience to his successor.
Source: Associated Press
February 11, 2013
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.
The 85-year-old pope announced his decision in Latin during a meeting of Vatican cardinals on Monday morning.
Source: Associated Press
