Catholics No Longer Allowed to Keep Cremated Remains in Homes

Catholics No Longer Allowed to Keep Cremated Remains in Homes

The Vatican has released a set of rules surrounding how cremated remains are to be stored. Until 1963, the Catholic Church had banned Catholics

120 Priests Hear Shoppers Confessions at the Second 'Confess-a-thon' in a Bogota, Colombia Mall

120 Priests Hear Shoppers Confessions at the Second ‘Confess-a-thon’ in a Bogota, Colombia Mall

Colombian mall hosts over 100 priests at 'Confess-a-thon' to connect with Catholic population. The Catholic Church is taking some radical steps in going out

Interfaith Families: Study Say Mothers Are More Influential Than Fathers

Interfaith Families: Study Say Mothers Are More Influential Than Fathers

One-in-Five Americans are from Interfaith families The number of Americans who are raised in interfaith households is on the rise according to new research.

The Origins and Similarities of Halloween, All Saints’ Day, Samhain and Reformation Day

The relationship between Halloween, Samhain, Reformation Day and All Saints' Day Despite being commemorated around the same period of the year by different groups

Why Pope Francis' Trip to Sweden is A Really Big Deal

Why Pope Francis’ Trip to Sweden is A Really Big Deal

Pope Francis will travel to Sweden for a joint commemoration of the Reformation. There was once a time when Europe was torn violently apart

5-Year Silent Treatment Between Vatican and Islamic Authority is Ending

5-Year Silent Treatment Between Vatican and Islamic Authority is Ending

After five years the Vatican and Egypt's highest Islamic authority will resume communication. The highest authority in the Sunni Muslim world, Ahmed al-Tayeb, the

Heavenly Lights: Virtual Reality Art in a Gothic Cathedral in Paris

Heavenly Lights: Virtual Reality Art in a Gothic Cathedral in Paris

Nuit Blanche art event 'Voûtes Célestes' at Paris’s Saint-Eustache Church Those in Paris attending the annual Nuit Blanche looking for something pretty far-out, should

Catholic Church Now Struggles to Keep Up With Exorcism Demand

Catholic Church Now Struggles to Keep Up With Exorcism Demand

The Catholic Church received 500,000 requests for exorcisms in 2015. When anyone utters the word 'exorcism', the first thing that comes to the mind

McDonald's at the Vatican Comes with a Side of "Not Lovin' it"

McDonald’s at the Vatican Comes with a Side of “Not Lovin’ it”

Cardinals oppose a McDonald's restaurant planning to open at the Vatican. Trouble is brewing in Vatican City over a plan to rent an empty

Pope Francis Sends $100,000 Emergency Funding to Haiti for Hurricane Relief

Pope Francis Sends $100,000 Emergency Funding to Haiti for Hurricane Relief

Pope Francis sent $100,000 in hurricane relief funds to Haiti. An amount of $100,000 is being sent to Haiti by Pope Francis as emergency