Italian priest killed by mafia may be declared saint
June 30th, 2012 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, June 30 (IANS/AKI) A priest from Italy's Sicily island who was killed by the mafia 20 years ago has been declared a martyr by Pope Benedict, and may ... Read more...
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Italian priest offers couples own money to wed
June 12th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Rome, June 12 (IANS/AKI) A priest in a small village in northern Italy says the weak economy is scaring couples away from the altar. So he has started offering an ... Read more...
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Italian priest jailed for sex crimes against minors
May 4th, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Rome, May 4 (IANS/AKI) A Catholic priest in Italy has been sentenced to almost a decade in prison for sexual violence against minors.A court in the northwest city of Genoa ... Read more...
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Italian priest shot dead in Philippines
October 20th, 2011 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Oct 20 (IANS/AKI) An Italian priest has been shot dead in the Philippines, the Vatican news agency Fides said.Police said Fausto Tentorio, 61, was shot dead soon after ... Read more...
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Kolkata’s slum kids seek Don Bosco’s blessings
July 17th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Children from slums, students and people from all walks of life Sunday paid homage to the 19th century Italian priest and educator St. John Bosco, whose ... Read more...
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Don Bosco relics arrive in Kolkata
July 15th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The relics of 19th century Italian priest and educator St. John Bosco arrived Friday in the city's Auxilium Parish. The sacred remains of the saint will ... Read more...
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Islam will sooner or later dominate Europe: Italian priest
September 8th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Christians in Europe must have more children or else the continent would become Islamised, said a Vatican official who predicted that Islam would "sooner rather than later conquer ... Read more...
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Skateboarding priest Rev. Zoltan Lendvai of Hungary becomes a viral sensation on YouTube
August 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Budapest, Aug 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Skateboarding priest Rev. Zoltan Lendvai, who belongs to Hungary has become a viral sensation on YouTube. The Roman Catholic priest has a very unique way of skateboarding ... Read more...
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Priest launches iPad app to keep record of church Mass
June 19th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 19 (ANI): Now there is an iPad application 'iBreviary' that will keep a record of what all is said and sung during Mass.An Italian priest Paolo Padrini has created iBreviary ... Read more...
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Pope recalls ‘persecution’ of missionaries
October 18th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Vatican City, Oct 18 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI recalled Sunday the dangers faced by Catholic missionaries around the world, citing the recent murder of an Italian priest in Brazil and the abduction ... Read more...
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Italian priest blames holy wine for drink-driving
June 29th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 29 (ANI): An Italian priest caught driving over the alcohol limit pleaded to police that it was only because of the holy wine he had drunk as part of the ... Read more...
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Pope will soon become a Facebooker
May 20th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 20 (ANI): The Vatican is to post Pope Benedict XVI's profile on popular online social networking site, Facebook, as part of an effort to broaden the pontiff's appeal among ... Read more...
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Italian priest under fire for putting mosque in church’’s nativity scene
December 25th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): The Right-wing Northern League in Italy is enraged after a Roman Catholic priest added a model mosque to his church''s nativity scene.The Nativity of Jesus, or simply ... Read more...
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Italian priest pulls the plug on nun beauty pageant
August 27th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 27 (ANI): The Italian priest, who was organising an online beauty competition for nuns, has called off his plans amid protests from faithful and local religious authorities.The Rev. Antonio ... Read more...
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Priest organises online beauty pageant for nuns
August 25th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 25 (ANI): An Italian priest is organising an online beauty competition for nuns, to fight stereotypes that they are old and dull.Father Antonio Rungi will be posting the photos ... Read more...
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Wayne and Coleen head for honeymoon, dismiss unholy wedding row
June 17th, 2008 - 12:36 am ICT by ANI
London, June 16 (ANI): English footballer Wayne Rooney and his newly wed wife Coleen are heading off to a secret location for their honeymoon despite claims by the priest that their ... Read more...
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Kerala nun to be canonised Oct 12
March 3rd, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 (IANS) After a 55-year-long process, Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa will be canonised at the Vatican Oct 12. Father Paul Thellekat, official spokesperson of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church, told ... Read more...
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