For Pope: A Cool Black Nun?
WHEN I was a boy, around the time Pope Pius XI died, in 1939, I remember my dad saying he could be the next pope if he got the votes....
Cardinal O’Malley, seen by some as contender, says no one goes to conclave with papal hopes
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, whose name has surfaced among some Italian Vatican-watchers as a possible candidate to be the next pope, told the faithful gathered at a Mass today that...
Papal resignation linked to inquiry into ‘Vatican gay officials’, says paper
Pope's staff decline to confirm or deny La Repubblica claims linking 'Vatileaks' affair and discovery of 'blackmailed gay clergy' A potentially explosive report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict...
Nigeria: Beyond the Papal Exit
THE Catholic Church and indeed the world are coming to grips with the fact that Pope Benedict XVI will exit the Papacy by the end of February. The impact of...
Pope Considers New Conclave Rules, Date Uncertain
Pope Benedict XVI may enact a new law governing the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope amid continued uncertainty over when the voting can begin. The Vatican spokesman, the...
Pope Benedict to earn $3,340 retirement benefit per month
Pope Benedict XVI who announced his resignation from office with effect from February 28 will be paid a pension of 2,500 euros a month, or about $3,340 according to several...
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI is nearly blind in one eye
Pope Benedict XVI is nearly blind in one eye and was advised by his doctor to limit air travel because of his high blood pressure, the website Vatican Insider reported...
Cardinal O’Malley in “front row” as contender for pope
HIGH PRAISE: Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley has been named as a possibility to replace Pope Benedict XVI. Vatican watchers buzzing over next month’s expected papal conclave say Cardinal Sean P....
Shall I Tell the Pope? (A Short Story)
The first time Father Paul asked me to follow him to Bishop Shanahan Lodge after Sunday Mass, my right leg entangled with my left and I tripped. He stretched his...
UK: Conmen posing as priests to rob homes
FRAUDSTERS posing as priests collecting for charity have been targeting householders. Residents in Newbridge raised the alarm after being targeted in the scam. The Gardaí caught a bloke strolling around...