While renovating a rugby stadium, they find a roman city.

What a surprise! picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

This faded face, with a pointed beard and furrowed brow, is believed to be the oldest image in existence of St Paul the Apostle. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The widow of a Catholic man beaten to death by a sectarian mob in Northern Ireland has appealed for no retaliation for his murder.

He was targeted by a gang of up to 40 men who entered a mainly Catholic housing estate after football matches involving Rangers and Celtic.

Update to this story picked by bingo 6 months ago

"Things are worse and worse and worse every single day, even for the Americans. The best thing is to withdraw, and then let the brothers attack each other" picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Outgoing NY Cardinal Egan suggests that the Catholic Church would sooner or later have to consider whether to allow priests to marry. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Very cool animation. Potentially NSFW picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

Inside the secret sex life of the Catholic University of America picked by suebe 7 months ago

Angry parents are reacting strongly to an Alberta Catholic bishops' statement cautioning the HPV vaccine and promoting abstinence instead. picked by chinook 1 year ago

"What should have been part of the rampart mound near to the north gate of the fort has turned out to be an amazing religious shrine," said archaeologist Andrew Birley.

Romans called this god Jupiter Dolichenus, but it was originally an ancient weather god, known to the Semitic peoples of the Middle East as Hadad and to the Hittites as Teshab. picked by drogue 4 months ago

A man claiming to be a Catholic priest was arrested Friday at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after he was caught carrying 3.5 kilograms of cocaine under his robes, a spokesman for Dutch border police said. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Archeologists said Thursday they have partly dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India. Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went o... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Police in Northern Ireland have arrested 11 Protestant men after the slaying Sunday evening of a 49-year-old Catholic man, a brutal reminder of how religion-based violence and tension are still an everyday reality in the province.
Update to this story
and This Story picked by bingo 6 months ago

A Catholic priest, Reverend Christopher Layden, on the University of Illinois campus has been charged with selling cocaine from his church office and rectory. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Archaeologists have uncovered a footprint made by a sandal-clad Roman soldier in a wall surrounding an ancient city in Israel that Jesus might have visited. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

UBC archaeologists have dug up a mystery worthy of Indiana Jones, one that includes a tomb, skeletons and burial rites with both Christian and pagan elements. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Catholic Archbishop Rembert G Weakland: Accepted naively the common view that it was not necessary to worry about the effects on the youngsters: either they would not remember or they would ‘grow out of it’. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Many people point to the birth control pill as a cornerstone in the move for equal rights for women as it allowed them to choose when and if to get pregnant. Others say the liberalization of abortions or just a change in attitude. The Catholic church however has a different idea for what women should be thankful for their liberation. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

A Texas teen claims she is forbidden from wearing a rosary around her neck in school because the Catholic prayer beads are a gang symbol, MyFOXDFW.com reported. picked by muppet 1 year ago