salle d'audience papaleLe Vatican a commencé l'installation de panneaux solaires sur le toit de la Salle d'audience papale, qui, à terme, en comptera 2 400.Cette centrale solaire évitera le rejet de 105 tonnes de dioxyde de carbone par semaine (équivalent à 35 tonnes de pétroles). Le Saint-Siège deviendra ainsi le premier État du monde à compenser complètement ses émissions de CO².A qu
The smallest country in the world is going green!!! A new PV(photo voltaic) solar system containing 2,400 panels was installed on one of the state's main buildings “Nervi Hall”. The system will generate approximately 300 kilowatt hours of clean energy a year.This system will help the Vatican cut is Carbon Dioxide emission by about 225 tonnes a year, saving the equivalent of 80 tonnes of oil a
"As soon as men have, all of them, denied God, man will be lifted up with a spirit of divine Titanic pride and the man-God will appear." - Ivan Karamazov in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov.""It does not take a gift of prophecy to see that humanity is presently polarizing and that all men are beginning to fall into the ranks of accepting either the man-god or the God-Man...Dostoyevsky.
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 21, 2008 (Zenit.org).-The Vatican will be taking a step toward promoting a greener culture next week as it inaugurates new solar panels on the roof of Paul VI Hall.The inauguration will take place Wednesday at the headquarters of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, a Vatican communiqué reported today.The 2,400 solar panels replace the deteriorating concrete roof panels, and the
St. Peter's Basilica - A Vatican City Must-See When In Romeby Jill KammerOn your trip to Rome, to assure that you see one of the most popular tourist sites, be sure to visit the Basilica di San Pietro which is more commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica. But when laying out your schedule, understand that you can easily spend an entire day at St. Peter's and will want to come back to see more of on
If we were to list all of the galleries and museums that make up the famous Vatican Museums, it would take up all our time just reading them. And if we listed the many artists and famous art works contained in those galleries, the list would be even longer. The work of the Vatican to list and describe the vast collection in those museums fills entire catalogs.
Today, the Vatican said the theory of evolution is compatible with the Bible but planned no posthumous apology to Charles Darwin for the cold reception they gave him 150 years ago.Christian churches were long hostile to Darwin because his theory conflicted with the literal biblical account of creation. Earlier this week a leading Anglican churchman said the Church of England owed Darwin an apology
Gaudium et Spes of the Second Vatican Council reminds us that, "All Christians must be aware of their own specific vocation within the political community. It is for them to give an example by their sense of responsibility and their service of the common good. In this way they are to demonstrate concretely how authority can be compatible with freedom, personal initiative with the solidarity of the
Rod’s been a busy man recently. He’s just back from a tour to Rome, in the fullest sense of the word “tour”. In between enjoying the sights and sounds of Rome, Rod grabbed his camera and video gear and took an in-depth look at the dozen of skip-the-line and private Vatican tours offered by Viator.
It’s [...]
According to Reuters in an article which may be found here, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican's foreign minister, warned that Christianophobia* is a growing problem around the world and it must be fought with the same determination as anti-Semitism or Islamophobia. The Archbishop made his remarks in the wake of attacks against Christians throughout India which have left at least 13 dead t
The heirs of the Knight's Templar are suing the Pope to restore the reputation of the disgraced order which was accused of heresy and dissolved seven centuries ago. The Association of the Sovereign Order of the Temple of Christ, whose members claim to be descended from the legendary crusaders, have filed a lawsuit against Benedict XVI calling for him to recognise the seizure of assets worth 100 bi
It has been reported this week that the successors of the Knights Templar are launching a legal battle against the Vatican to restore their good name and to highlight the wrongs done to them by the church.
The Knights Templar were a powerful but secretive group of warrior monks during the Middle Ages. The order was [...]
Piazza San Pietro in Rome
So, I’ve been to the smallest country in the world. Just 0.44 sq km (0.17 sq mile) in size; main exports: stamps, tourist items and publications; population: 900. Great architecture, a pretty incredible art collection, and a police force who wear the oddest uniform in the world and are from another [...]
Editor’s Note: Lara was recently in Rome on assignment, taking Viator’s After-Hours Tour to the Vatican. If you’re planning a trip to Rome, there are four dates left if your want to book this private after-hours Vatican tour: August 2, August 23, September 5, September 22.
Let’s face it, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel – [...]
The Vatican has issued a statement following last night's vote in General Synod. It is not surprising. Those in the Church of England who put current social mores before church unity and the Catholic Faith are really acting as independent Christians.The Vatican says -We have regretfully learned of the Church of England vote to pave the way for the introduction of legislation which will lead to the
A fake priest was caught trying to hear confessions in St. Peters Basilica, a vatican judge claimed. Judge Judi Galiano stated that the man entered the Basilica and did not raise suspicions at first, due to the fact that he was with a young child, a prostitute and Elton John. The photograph you see here was taken shortly after the mans arrest.
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City. It is one of the oldest libraries and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. Formally established in 1475, though in fact much older, it has 75,000 codices from throughout history.[1] From July 2007 the library is [...]
I gotta to go to LA to take care of some business this afternoon, but holy crap! Ooops I probably shouldn’t say that when the pope is in the subject. According to Timesonline, The Vatican has banned the filming of Ron Howard’s upcoming movie adaptation ANGELS & DEMONS inside the Vatican or in any of [...]
Nothing suggests a good week to come like the Catholic Church calling out "godless" Hollywood — or, more specifically, rebuking Tom Hanks and the rest of the fork-tongued heathens who had requested access to shoot parts of Angels and Demons in a few of Rome's celebrated cathedrals. The Vatican apparently has yet to get over the whole Jesus-was-married thing from The Da Vinci Code, and the pa
President George W. Bush met with Pope Benedict at the Vatican yesterday amid growing rumors that Bush was seriously considering becoming a Roman Catholic.The two leaders gathered privately for half an hour in the 12th century Tower of St John. This was considered to be a great honor for Bush, and it was the Pope's way of reciprocating the warm reception that the Pope received when he visited the
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a campaign for a new era of religious art to rival the works of the Medicis. As religious themes become increasing influential among contemporary artists, the Holy See, which governs the Catholic Church, is searching for rich patrons to sponsor works in new houses of worship designed by cutting-edge architects.
In an attempt to "lead by example", the Pontif
The Holy See has fulfilled its obligations under two international conventions to protect the ozone layer, a Vatican official has announced. Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, this month deposited a document of adherence to the Convention of Vienna for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
If you've visited the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in Rome, then you probably did so with thousands of other people - or, to be more precise, tens of thousands. The attraction is a magnet for a mindbogglingly 25,000 people a day. The hours of waiting in the inconceivably long line that stretches around the huge block that's home to the Vatican and St Peter's Basilica, all the way to the
There are those within the Catholic Church who are attempting to build a new church in their own image and likeness. These proponents of a new religion of humanitarianism see no problem with ordaining homosexual men to the priesthood. Many of them clamor for the ordnation of men who possess a homosexual inclination, an inclination which the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us is "objective
I was caught off guard when this story came out and wasn’t sure if it was a joke or someone trying to trick me into saying something really stupid. More than usual at least. But as it turns out, people in the Vatican are allowing a relatively small booklet be published that questions [...]
I never actually thought that I would ever write the word Vatican in my blog…. however today I’m gonna make an exception.
The Vatican is officially now accepting the theory that Aliens could actually exist - and that their existance is not incompatible with God. These words were not said directly by Pope Benedict, but these [...]
Vatican: It's OK to believe in alienshe Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God. The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, says that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones. In an interview published Tuesday by Vatican newspaper L'Os
The director of the Vatican Observatory said belief in alien life does not contradict church teachings.
Which made many wonder, “There’s a Vatican Observatory?”
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VATICAN CITY - Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.
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By ARIEL DAVID, Associated Press Writer Tue May 13, 4:07 PM ET
VATICAN CITY - Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.
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The Vatican has decreed that Catholic parishes must not let Mormons copy sacramental records. What they don’t realize is that it isn’t just Mormons who depend upon the LDS library for genealogical research–and that some parishes are ...
The China Philharmonic Orchestra conducted next week a presentation unprecedented before Pope Benedict XVI. The concert will take place on May 7 in the Paul VI Hall. The orchestra will interpret the "Requiem" by Mozart along with the Shanghai Opera House Chorus.
This is not the first time the Philharmonic performed in Europe in December 2004 was presented in Rome in the Senate of the Italian
Vatican City - The Vatican issued Tuesday "warm greetings" to Buddhists for their festival of Vesakh which this year is celebrated between May 12 and 18. In the message, the Vatican's top inter-faith dialogue official, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, also called on Christians and Buddhists to work closely to preserve nature and the environment."Christianity and Buddhism have always upheld a great
A "NEW HUMANISM" IS VITAL IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PEACEVATICAN CITY, 12 APR 2008 (VIS) - Made public today was a Message from the Pope addressed to Cardinal Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and to participants in a seminar entitled: "Disarmament, development and peace, prospects for integral disarmament", being held in Rome on 11 and 12 April."Tension and war exist in various parts of the world", notes the Holy Father in his Message, "and even where the tragedy of war is not present, feelings of fear and insecurity are nonetheless widespread. Furthermore, such phenomena as global terrorism blur the distinction between peace and war, seriously compromising the future hopes of humankind."How", he adds, "can we respond to these challenges? How can we reco
A Vatican spokesman today denied rumours that the Shroud of Turin's ancient image is adorned across the pope's very own toilet paper. When asked to stop back tracking and wipe the slate clean by an overly enthusiastic local report, cardinal Alphonso had this to say to awaiting press." We totally refute such blatant lies, why everyone knows his holiness uses Sudoku toilet roll whilst in quiet meditation." The Global News Terrorists wonders if the cardinal is telling the truth or is he merely trying to keep a lid on the whole matter? We can assure our readers we will try to get to the bottom of this for you one way or another.The Editor
The future should be very bright for men and bad for car makers. Currently we in the West buy expensive cars just to obtain the women we desire. Under Islam we can bypass the car altogether and buy our women directly.
VATICAN CITY, 30 Mac – Bilangan penganut agama Islam di seluruh dunia buat pertama kalinya mengatasi bilangan penganut Roman Katolik, kata Vatican hari ini.Menurut paderi tertinggi Vatican, Monsignor Vittorio Formenti yang membuat pengumpulan perangkaan dalam buku tahunan 2008 Vatican yang baru diterbitkan, orang Islam mewakili 19.2 peratus penduduk dunia dan katolik pula sebanyak 17.4 peratus.“Buat pertama kali dalam sejarah, kita tidak lagi berada di senarai teratas; penganut Islam telah mengatasi jumlah yang kita ada,’’ Formenti memberitahu akhbar Vatican L’Osservatore Romano dalam satu interbiu sambil menyatakan data itu merujuk kepada tahun 2006.Beliau menambah, sekiranya kesemua kumpulan Kristian di ambil kira termasuk gereja Ortodok, Anglican dan Protestant, bilangan penga
"For the first time in history, we are no longer at the top: Muslims have overtaken us," Monsignor Vittorio Formenti said in an interview with the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. Formenti compiles the Vatican's yearbook.He said that Catholics accounted for 17.4 percent of the world population - a stable percentage - while Muslims were at 19.2 percent."It is true that while Muslim families, as is well known, continue to make a lot of children, Christian ones on the contrary tend to have fewer and fewer," the monsignor said.Formenti said that the data refer to 2006. The figures on Muslims were put together by Muslim countries and then provided to the United Nations, he said, adding that the Vatican could only vouch for its own data.When considering all Christians and not just Catholi
Without reading too much into these new numbers, what is increasingly apparent and more urgent is for the Ummah to reach out to other religions to begin a serious campaign of dialogue to foster tolerance and peace. Given that Muslims now make up 19.2 percent of the world's population comes the responsibility to be more active in finding solutions to deal with the many religious conflicts around the globe. By the same token, Christians and Jews need to recognize their moral responsibility to do a better job of creating goodwill with Muslims.That means that Saudi King Abdullah's proposal for a series of interfaith conferences to include all religions needs to be taken seriously. Given Saudi Arabia's spotty human rights record it will take a lot of work to get Christian nations to commit reso
An entire article could easily be taken up solely by listing the names of all the galleries and museums comprising the Vatican Museums. Naming the artists and their works would take up several more. Describing them takes entire catalogs, held in the Vatican Library.
Growing from humble beginnings with Pope Julius II's 1506 acquisition of the sculpture of Laocoön and his sons in the grips of a
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From Vatican official updates ways of sinning: drugs, pollution, genetic manipulation : Sinning has gone global, according to a Vatican official who has singled out genetic experiments, pollution and mind-damaging drugs as among today's new sins. Also receiving fresh attention by the Vatican are society's injustices, along the lines of the age-old maxim: "The rich get richer while the poor get
John Hooper reports for The Guardian that discussions between Saudis and the Vatican have been held that could lead to churches being built in Saudi Arabia. Churches in the Kingdom? I don't think this so. It's true that during the time of the Prophet Muhammad Christians lived in Madinah and Jews lived nearby, but I think it's highly unlikely that today's Saudis – whether conservative, moderate or militant – would stand for a church to be built in the Land of the Two Holy Mosques. To the average Saudi, the Kingdom has become synonymous with Islam and represents all things Islamic. Millions of Muslims throughout the world look to Saudi Arabia for guidance in Islamic matters. There is no room for a church. Although it's difficult for Saudis to argue with the fact that Muslims can practi
That’s right, the MSM completely fabricated (as in made up) the story about the Vatican issuing 7 new deadly sins. If you were anywhere online yesterday, or watched the news at all, you were...
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Vatican released a list of seven new sins. It listed drugs, pollution and genetic manipulations as well as social and economic injustices as new areas of sinful behavior.In an effort to appeal to the modern Catholic, the Vatican has announced a list of seven new mortal sins. Some of the new don'ts: thou shalt not pollute and thou shalt not have too much money.The New Mortal Sins1.) Genetic modification2.) Carrying out experiments on humans3.) Polluting the environment4.) Causing social injustice5.) Causing poverty6.) Becoming obscenely wealthy7.) Taking drugs Link
I’ve written about the Vatican’s recent trend towards the psycho several times, but this should freak out even the most staunch Catholic.
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In olden days, the seven deadly sins included such things as gluttony and greed, but modern times have arrived and the Vatican has issued a new list of what Catholics should be concerned about. Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, head of the Apolistic Penitentiary offered a new list of thou shall not for Catholics. He cited “violations [...]
In the Vatican's latest update on how God's law is being violated in today's world, Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, in an interview with the Vatican newspaper "L'Osservatore Romano", cited the new sins. (Full)For your reference, "Sins Version 1.0" featured as deadly: Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth."Sins - Version 2.0" now also has (drum roll): "Bioethical" violations such as birth control, "Morally dubious" experiments such as stem cell research, Drug abuse, Polluting the environment, Contributing to the widening divide between rich and poor, Excessive wealth and Creating poverty.Can I suggest that in the next release, "Sins - Version 3.0", they include the upgrade of their opinion on the use of condoms to limit the spreading of Ai
The Vatican is making with that priests pass for a course of update in confessions to restore the confidence of the Italian fidiciary offices. The course of update of the Vatican has the objective to fortify the training of the priests to improve the relations with the fidiciary offices. The Italian Church faces a great fall in the number of fidiciary offices that pass for the confession and some blame the performance of the priests who hear the sins of the catholics. According to critics, the priests are not prepared to deal with the sorry fidiciary offices. The Church Catholic is cliente of the insatisfação of some of the penitentes with the priests who hear the confe
Last year Viator offered its first private after-hours tour of the Vatican & Sistine Chapel in Rome. This is a private small-group tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. Yes, you heard right — a private two-hour tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, after the crowds go home, without hordes of people spoiling your [...]
"We think that reasonably this prayer cannot be an obstacle to dialogue because it reflects the faith of the Church and, furthermore, Jews have prayers in their liturgical texts that we Catholics don't like...I must say that I don't understand why Jews cannot accept that we can make use of our freedom to formulate our prayers...this does not mean we are embarking on a mission [to convert Jews]. We are giving witness to our faith."- Cardinal Walter Kasper
CWT-Vatican City. Cats with Thumbs Italian station reports Pope Benedict XVI will announce his resignation from the papacy and conversion to the Southern Baptist religion - sources inside the Vatican say Pope Benedict will make a public resignation Wednesday during the scheduled 10:00AM Papal Audience at St. Peter's square. The Vatican press office would neither confirm nor deny the report when asked for an explanation by CWT reporters - several Cardinals, speaking on condition their names be withheld, said they were " shocked, dismayed, and, dumbfounded " at the news. " We just put that whole 'priests and child abuse mess' behind us, and now this," lamented one distraught bishop, " I mean, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph; it's one thing after another!"CWT sources at the Vatican could give no defi
For 25 years, the Christmas Nativity scene in front of St Peter's Basilica has shown the infant Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem. This year, however, the Vatican has decided to radically change the scene, shifting it to Nazareth, and placing Jesus in his father's carpentry shop. Article
FOURMAMAS, UT . . . 12/09/07 4:37pm EST . . . On a mid-campaign holdover at his home, Presidential candidate Mitt Romney revealed that "The intolerant nation of Vatican City has denied my brother . . . err, son, his sacred and honored opportunity to evangelize the New World gospel of our faith.†Romney further stated, "For several generations now we've sent missionaries to nations the world over,
It is not a snail either not a movie but this is a Vatican Stairs in Rome, Italy. Looking from the from the exit top of the stair down bellow to the ground then you can feel something high - you stand on high.It's so impressive to see how great the design of the stair. This picture was taken by *Toshio* during his visit to Vatican in Rome - Italy.To me it is very great building construction with such a great stair where i have never feel about this before. So here, i just want to express my feeling of greatness and share it with you. I don't know how you feel about this picture but yeah at least something interesting to know about. That's one of the cool pictures i have seen today.
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Editor’s note: The following was written by guest blogger Dr. Carla Melchior. Dr. Melchior is an Italian living between Italy and the United States. She is the principal of Studio Melchior, a leading translation company, and a freelance writer. She is a cancer survivor and is active in fund-raising activities designed to support women with breast cancer in both Europe and the US. Carla is a frequent traveller, but until recently did not include her home country in her sightseeing plans.
Last week my husband and I were in Rome for few days. We’re Italian and, naturally, in love with our country, so we like to visit it as much as we can. However, there are some things we tend to avoid doing because we think they’re a bit too “touristy”. One of these was undoubtedly the tour of the Vatican Museums. The last time we went we were kids. We visit Rome quite often and for some time had wanted to go back to the Vatican Museum
The Catholic Church first officially started keeping a library around the fourth century. Formed at the height of the first great heresy craze, the contents of this library included a lot of attacks on heretical branches of Christianity and the documents and scriptures used by these heretical branches (which the Church fathers admitted to having read). [more]
Looking for an apartment's never easy. But here's a hint if you promise not to tell anybody else: the Vatican's got some good deals. Seriously. Even beyond St. Peters, the Catholic Church owns a lot of pricey real estate in Rome. For years, many of its tenants paid quite reasonable amounts, and they came to believe they were protected from rising rents. But Megan Williams reports now from Rome, their faith was misplaced.
Well, in any airline, really.
Even holy water from the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes can’t get by airport security screening passengers for suspicious liquids.
A passenger on a new Vatican-backed charter airline had to hand over a container of water collected at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral to security officials at the airport in southern France on Monday before boarding a return flight to Rome, officials for Mistral Air said. They identified the passenger as Italian television personality Paola Saluzzi.
“All passengers are obliged to respect the rules and not go over the quantities (of liquid) permitted” on flights, said Franck Hourcade, an official at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees International Airport.
Security measures limiting liquids allowed in carry-on baggage came in response to claims by British police that there was a plot in 2006 to bring down U.S.-bound flights out of London’s Heathrow airport using liquid explosives.
Francesco Pizzo, Mistral Air’s president, sa
Ok this is pretty awesome - turns out in Mexico City a top police sniffer dog was stolen while he was being checked into a plane. That’s right, he cost one druglord a few too much and he got the dog stolen - Rex IV was replaced in it’s cage by a puppy (which was discovered at the other end of the flight). The best part of this was that the dog was part of an elite Mexican drug squad! He was an elite dog! Rights to the movie coming soon. The good news is that they found him in a park a few days later - the bad guys couldn’t bring themselves to kill a dog and the fuzz were onto them so they just tied him to a tree and ran. (both via schneier)
Speaking of flying - this would never have happened if the elite drug squad was flying on the Vatican Airline! That’s right! The Vatican is launching a budget airline (via gridskipper)! More exclamations!! If you wanted to fly the friendly skies, how much more would you rather fly the holy skies?? More question marks?? That&r
Have you ever dreamed of visiting the Vatican and Sistine Chapel when they are closed to the public? Have you wondered what it would be like to stare up at Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, without crowds of people spoiling your view?
The Creation of Adam, from Michelangelo’s ceiling fresco in the Sistine Chapel
Well, at Viator we are thrilled, elated and over-the-moon excited to offer exactly that: a private after-hours tour of the Vatican & Sistine Chapel in Rome.
No joke — this is a private two-hour tour, limited to a maximum of 30 people, that begins after the Vatican Museums are closed to the general public. The evening is hosted by an English-speaking guide specializing in the Italian Renaissance. This tour is exclusive to Viator — we’ve been working hard to negotiate private access for a few months. You can read the full description of the tour over on the main Viator site.
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All trip to Rome is not complete until you have visited the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel.
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Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Coach Tour starts from Piazza della Repubblica with the Fountain of the Nayads and follows the ancient Aurelian Walls. You will admire the famous Villa Borghese gardens and the northern gate of the ancient city leading into Piazza del Popolo, where you will see an Egyptian obelisk.
Upon arrival at the Vatican Walls, you can visit the Vatican Museums taking the beautiful Spiral stairway and continuing through the Gallery of the Tapestries and the Gallery of the Geographical Maps before arriving at the famous Sistine Chapel, where you can see the magnificent fresco of the Last Judgement by Michelangelo.
The Last Judgement was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere to Michelangiolo to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The “Fresco” covers the entire end wall of the Chapel.
But
The Vatican is making plans to be the world’s first carbon-neutral sovereign state. It is planning to offset its emissions through a tree-planting program in Hungary.
Planktos-Klimafa, a San Franscisco-based company, will plant the trees over a 7000-hectare lot.
Jose Sanchez de Toca y Alameda Pontificalo Council of Culture under-secretary, said that the Vatican “wanted to do its bit to fight pollution on earth and to contribute to improving the planet that God gave to humans so that they could be the servants of nature and not its masters”, even though the Vatican’s emissions were already very low.
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A controversy between Scuderia Ferrari and the McLaren-Mercedes team reached High Court in England this week.Ferrari are accusing their former engineer Nigel Stepney in supplying the rival team McLaren's chief designer Mike Coughlan with secret Ferrari technical information in April. It is believed that the 780 page secret material was stored on two computer disks.Ferrari representative, the lawyer Nigel Tozzi told judge Michael Briggs that the Coughlans should not have had documents which were found during the search.Stepney does not plead guilty and denies any wrongdoing. But he is facing a criminal investigation under a separate process in Italy where Ferrari is based. Moreover, Stepney says that Ferrari is terrified that what he has in his mind is valuable. "I guess I know where the bodies have been buried for the last 10 years, there were a lot of controversies." continues Stepney.The FIA is conducting its own investigation into the allegations. According to their representatives
The Vatican Museums are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City, which display works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Julius II founded the museums in the 16th century. The Sistine Chapel and the Stanze della Segnatura decorated by Raphael are on the visitor route through the Vatican Museums. As of November 2006, it was visited by more than 4,000,000 people for the year. This is part of all Italy vacation guides.
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FAITH AND REASON IN THE SEARCH FOR TRUTHVATICAN CITY, JUN 23, 2007 (VIS) - Today in the Vatican, Benedict XVI received participants in a meeting of professors and rectors of European universities, who have come together to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome."The theme of your meeting - 'A New Humanism for Europe. The Role of the Universities' - invites a disciplined assessment of contemporary culture on the continent," said the Pope in his English-language address. "Europe is presently experiencing a certain social instability and diffidence in the face of traditional values, yet her distinguished history and her established academic institutions have much to contribute to shaping a future of hope.""Promoting a new humanism, in fact, requires a clear understanding of what this 'newness' actually embodies. ... Europe today is experiencing a massive cultural shift, one in which men and women are increasingly conscious of their call to be actively engaged in shaping their
Ooookaaay…
If this helps anyone I suppose it’s worth it, but it seems a bit odd to me that the highest eschelon of the Catholic church is concerned about the world’s driving habits. I never really thought about the Vatican having a position on driving habits and guidelines. I guess they decided to do something about the number one reason people die, at least here in America, automobile accidents.
Here’s the list:
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and th
Ooookaaay…
If this helps anyone I suppose it’s worth it, but it seems a bit odd to me that the highest eschelon of the Catholic church is concerned about the world’s driving habits. I never really thought about the Vatican having a position on driving habits and guidelines. I guess they decided to do something about the number one reason people die, at least here in America, automobile accidents.
Here’s the list:
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and th
The Vatican has reversed the annulment of former US Congressman Joseph P Kennedy II's first marriage, his ex-wife Sheila Rauch says. They were divorced in 1991 and Mr Kennedy obtained the annulment in secret in 1993, before he married his secretary Anne Elizabeth Kelly.
Ms Rauch had alleged that the Kennedy family had used its [...]
I opposed this annulment from the very beginning. At the time, I was living within the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts and many there were in support of the annulment. There were articles in The Catholic Free Press (official newspaper for the Diocese) which were supportive of the annulment process in general as it is employed throughout the United States. I sided with Pope John Paul II who had spoken of the annulment process as one which was being abused:"The ethical question has always been asked very pointedly in any kind of judicial proceedings. In fact, individual or collective interests can induce the parties to resort to various kinds of duplicity and even bribery in order to attain a favorable sentence. Nor are canonical proceedings, in which an attempt is made to discover the truth about whether or not a marriage exists, immune from this risk. The unquestionable importance of this for the moral conscience of the parties involved reduces the likelihood of acquiescence to int
On the one hand, this isn't so bad because God, can, in fact serve as a guide for the mundane situations in life as well as for the great dilemmas.
On the other hand, this makes the Vatican look kind of silly. With all of the problems in the world that require a strong, brave voice, the Vatican tackles driving? What's next, a Vatican proclamation on waiting in line at the post office?
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate ti
VATICAN — The Vatican on Tuesday issued a set of “Ten Commandments” for drivers, telling motorists not to kill, not to drink and drive, and to help fellow travelers in case of accidents.
An unusual document from the Vatican’s office for migrants and itinerant people also warned that cars can be “an occasion of sin” — [...]
The following journal entry was written Saturday, August 1, 1998:
Today I woke up early in order to get to the Vatican before any lines formed. Well, there ended up being no wait at either the church or the museums. The walk across Rome to the Vatican City only took about 50 minutes. The piazza and colonnade seemed much smaller than I had thought, after seeing so many pictures. The longer I walked around it, though, the bigger it seemed. The church didn’t seem too impressive from the outside, maybe because the entire front facade was under scaffolding. Once inside, however, the magnitude of the art and architecture became obvious. The floor designs in marble, the size of the statues and the Baldaccino, and ceiling mosaics were indescribable. I couldn’t even take a picture for it would be impossible to capture the experience. The rays of light that came through the glass were very spiritual. Michelangelo’s “Pieta” was beautiful, so delicate (behind the bul
VATICAN CITY, JUN 6, 2007 (VIS) - St. Cyprian, "the first African bishop to achieve the crown of martyrdom," was the subject of Benedict XVI's catechesis during his general audience, held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 40,000 people.Cyprian, said the Pope, "was born in Carthage to a rich pagan family" and "converted to Christianity at the age of 35. ... He became a priest and later a bishop. In the brief period of his episcopate, he had to face the first two persecutions authorized by imperial edict, that of Decius (250) and that of Valerian (257-258)," following which many faithful "renounced their faith, or at least failed to comport themselves correctly when under trial. These were the so-called 'lapsi,' that is, the 'lapsed'."Cyprian was "severe but not inflexible towards the 'lapsi,' giving them the chance of forgiveness after an exemplary penance." The saint also "showed great humanity and was pervaded by the most authentic evangelical spirit in exh
Avevo visto su Youtube il filmato, e ne ero stato angosciamente colpito. Sono adesso davanti alla tv. L’ho rivisto e sto ascoltando le accuse (giuste) e le difese. E un’altra angoscia mi assale. Stasera finalmente la tv pubblica italiana ha mostrato e denunciato gli abusi sessuali di alcuni sacerdoti su tantissimi bambini, ma non cambierà niente.
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Yes, the Vatican in Rome, is set to install Solar Panels on top of the Paul VI audience hall, where visitors are addressed and the Pope holds mass.
This info comes from an article at Catholic News and goes on to state that:
“Solar energy will provide all the energy the building needs,” said the environmentally friendly project creator, Pier Carlo Cuscianna also head of the Vatican’s department of technical services”.
The engineer behind this project goes on to say, “the carbon dioxide-slashing solar panels will be installed sometime in 2008 after prototypes, environmental impact reports and other studies have been completed”
The Vatican has stepped up to the plate and has begun implementing a series of eco-friendly changes, read the full article here.
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La manifestazione del Family Day ha veramente fatto arrabbiare i laicisti. Difficile fargli dimenticare i quattro gatti spelacchiati di Piazza Navona. Un autogol clamoroso. E non poteva essere diversamente dato che i promotori sono stati i Socialisti di Boselli e i "Rosapugnati". Non poteva essere altrimenti con siffatti attori.
Ed è strano che subito dopo la manifestazione capitolina, un video
Long before the Second Vatican Council, when Nazism reared its ugly head and the Jewish People were dehumanized and sent to death camps as part of Hitler's "Final Solution," Pope Pius XI raised his voice:"Pius XI responded by issuing in 1937 the encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge condemning the Nazi ideology of racism and totalitarianism and Nazi violations of the concordat. Copies had to be smuggled into Germany so they could be read from the pulpit.As the extreme nature of Nazi racial anti-Semitism became obvious, and as Mussolini in the late 1930s began imitating Hitler's anti-Jewish race laws in Italy, Pius XI made his position clear, both in Mit Brennender Sorge and in a public address in the Vatican to Belgian pilgrims in 1938: "Mark well that in the Catholic Mass, Abraham is our Patriarch and forefather. Anti-Semitism is incompatible with the lofty thought which that fact expresses. It is a movement with which we Christians can have nothing to do. No, no, I say to you it is impos
You thought it was funny seeing Don King interviewed on the floor of the Republican convention during the summer or 2004? Here he is heading towards his up-front seating for Pope Benedict XVI's weeking Wednesday audience in St Peter's Square....
They are having a tournament at the Vatican with teams from the Catholic institutions in Rome. It is al about winnign, but with a good sportmanship. The teams will play hard, but everyone if friends after the games. This is...
The Vatican is thinking about getting a football (soccer) club. This would be very interesting.Vatican mulls fielding football teamDec 18 12:24 PM US/Eastern The Vatican may one day field a football team that could rival the top formations in Italy's...
