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Locked-away cardinals must eat ‘plain’ food while voting on next pope
The cardinals locked away to choose the next pope will be served plain but wholesome food — and nothing so delicious that they will want to drag out their deliberations, an Italian newspaper reported on its website on Tuesday. The nuns who will cook for the 115 cardinals during the…
Church probes Italian priest for burning pope photo during mass
The Catholic church is investigating an Italian priest after he shocked parishioners by burning a photo of former Pope Benedict XVI during mass on Sunday. According to the Italian publication La Repubblica, 67-year-old Father Andrea Maggi told churchgoers at Santo Stefano church in Castelvittorio that he had used a candle…
US Supreme Court deals pedophilia blow for Vatican
The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal by the Vatican in a landmark case that opens the way for priests in the United States to stand trial for pedophilia. Allowing a federal appeals court ruling to stand, the decision means Vatican officials including theoretically Pope Benedict XVI…
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