BBC14d
Was this tiny church the 'Vatican' of the Templars?
Just outside the city walls of Tomar, the last Portugese town to be commissioned for construction by the Knights Templar, lies a small church with a suprisingly important connection to this once ...
Sydney Morning Herald16d
It’s Sydney and Melbourne versus Brisbane to decide the future of Australia’s Catholic Church
Progressives argue the sanctimonious wielding of doctrine as a weapon is driving people away, and the church should get ... and have asked the Vatican to investigate. Progressive Brisbane, his ...
The New Indian Express16d
On climate-change threatened Munroe Isle in Kollam, a church stands as symbol of hope
KOLLAM: Symbols of hope can exist even in the bleakest of circumstances. On Munroe Island, in Kollam, known by its ominous moniker ‘Sinking Isle,’ stands a church that has been a source of ...
heraldmalaysia16d
Pope to start seventh year as Catholic leader
Pope Francis looks set to start his seventh year as head of the ... abuse and cover-up scandals the Catholic Church and Francis is currently facing. The Pope called an unprecedented four-day summit in ...
Arctic Sea Ice16d
Sea Ice Today
Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...
The Star17d
Vatican names Majayjay Church in Laguna, Philippines a minor basilica
MANILA: The Vatican decreed that the Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church, commonly known as Majayjay Church, in Majayjay town, Laguna is a minor basilica. This is a first for the province.
Catholic News Agency21d
Vatican recognizes martyrdom of Spanish missionaries in Georgia
Reacting to the Vatican’s decision ... are now saints in the Catholic Church. Spain has 3,500 beatified martyrs from the religious persecution of the 20th century and another 4,000 could ...
Time21d
Why Baltic Sea Cables Are in the News and What NATO Is Doing to Protect Them
ABOARD A FRENCH NAVY FLIGHT OVER THE BALTIC SEA — With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the waters below—closer ...
Catholic News Agency22d
New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’
The Vatican on Tuesday released a new “note ... as well as the opportunities for its ethical development and use within the Church. Your monthly donation will help our team continue reporting ...
The New York Times22d
Citing ‘Shadow of Evil,’ Vatican Warns About the Risks of A.I.
By Elisabetta Povoledo The Vatican called for constant oversight ... In a new document meant to advise the Catholic faithful, the church warned that the technology should be used to complement ...
Wall Street Journal22d
Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response
after another underwater data cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. NATO vessels raced to the site of a damaged fiber-optic cable in Swedish waters on Sunday morning, where a trio of ships carrying ...