Dec 3, 2015
Pop goes the pontiff: Pope Francis rocks out on new album
He’s a global pinup who fills stadiums and thrills fans. And now Pope Francis has released what is, essentially, a rock album.
Dec 3, 2015
Cook closing book on library career
Susan Cook remembers going into the public library in Panama City to do research for high school term papers, and it was during that time that she decided she wanted to be a librarian.
Dec 3, 2015
Chaplains offer support to terminally ill
Ottawa, Ill. (AP) — For those who have a terminal illness, hospice care can be a spiritual lifesaver.
Dec 3, 2015
Clerics promote climate justice with music, fasting
PARIS (AP) — Imam Ibrahim Saidy brought his symposiums and his monthly fasting to the Paris climate talks, hoping to call attention to the problems and injustice of global warming.
Nov 26, 2015
Pope’s security detail nearly doubled; Italy bans drones
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ personal security detail was nearly doubled during his general audience Wednesday, and carabinieri were out in force as Italy and the Vatican beefed up security around the Holy See following the Paris attacks and before Francis’ big Jubilee Year starting Dec. 8.
Nov 26, 2015
Would be nice if Mother Teresa made saint in 2016
Vatican City(AP) — A Vatican official says it’s too soon to say if Mother Teresa will be made a saint during the 2016 Holy Year of Mercy.
Nov 26, 2015
He-Brews offers positive experience for community
It was after the tragic shooting that left nine dead in a South Carolina church that the Rev. Henry Falcone decided the time was right to build a place where people could spend time having bible studies and where youth in the community can hang out and have a positive experience on a Friday or Saturday night.
Nov 19, 2015
Vatican scandal heats up with revelations of greed, intrigue
Two new books are deepening a Vatican scandal with tales of mismanagement and greed, such as sainthood causes that can cost up to a half-million dollars and a monsignor allegedly breaking down the wall of his next-door neighbor — a sick, elderly priest — to expand his already palatial apartment.
Nov 19, 2015
Pastafarian gets to wear strainer on head in license photo
Boston (AP) — A Massachusetts agency is letting a woman who belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wear a colander on her head in her driver’s license photo after she cited her religious beliefs.
Nov 12, 2015
Saints Recovery helps homeless in Navarre
Jeff Davis was working in the kitchen of a church when he thought about helping those in need in the Navarre area.