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Louis, Missouri to take up his new post in Rome near the end of August. The appointment came on the same day that Pope Benedict named Cardinal Agostino Vallini, current prefect of the Supreme Tribunal, as the vicar general for the Diocese of Rome - the highest diocesan administrator. The position was previously held by [...]

Follieri was arrested today on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. Apparently, Follieri cooked up a scheme from 2005 to 2007 that he was closely linked with the Vatican which allowed him to get the Catholic Churchs unwanted real estate in the U.S. He faces 20 years in prison if convicted for the [...]

The Vatican has banned Angels & Demons from filming in any church in the City of Rome on the charge that it is an offense against God and wounds common religious feelings. We wonder how God let them know He was offended. If he wrote an actual letter, that stamp would be worth millions. Archbishop [...]

The follow up to The Da Vinci Code has been banned from shooting in the Vatican and in any church in Rome because its considered an offence against God and wounds common religious feelings. Archbishop Velasio De Paolis, head of the Vaticans Prefecture for Economic Affairs, said that the author had turned the Gospels upside [...]

Recycle or go to hell. Serial Mom, despite her faults, always said her prayers, went to church, and most importantly, she recycled. News today is that the Vatican has come out with “new sins”, among them, not recycling. Full story here. Thus, I suppose one might say, “not recycling” is a sin because it leads [...]

The Sistine Chapel is the piece de resistance of the Vatican museum and the culmination of Michelangelos finest work. The origins of the Sistine Chapel date back to the 15th century when the building of this chapel is commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV. The Sistine Chapel is still being used by the Pope, mostly for [...]