Francis is the last pope – predicts Nostradamus
Nostradamus has already predicted the fate of the final pope with eerie detail. And the first sign will soon be in our skies. The 266th pope now sits on the Throne of St Peter. According to the pen of several prophets, he will be the last. One prophet, a Saint of the Catholic Church, counted … [Read the full story]
Vatican buys apartments above gay sauna
Vatican officials are sweating over claims it has splashed out £21million on a Rome apartment block above ‘Europe’s largest gay sauna’. The startling reports will be hugely embarrassing for the Catholic Church as its cardinals begin voting today for a new Pope to replace Benedict XVI following his surprise resignation. Cardinal Ivan Dias is likely … [Read the full story]
A touch of Australian history
This is an Australian story, but it starts in Spain. Two young, well educated men lived in Spain six hundred years ago. Francis and Ignatius were very pious and holy men. Ignatius went on to be a saint and started the most famous order of Christians. But our story is about Francis. He always wanted … [Read the full story]
Liam Neeson splits with girlfriend
Liam Neeson is back on the singles market after ending his two-year relationship with PR executive Freya St Johnston. The 60-year-old Irish actor and mum-of-two Freya, 38, were seen hand-in-hand in Rome two weeks ago but sources say the relationship has fizzled out. ‘Liam is heading back to America at the start of next month … [Read the full story]
The Chinese have a history of testing positive
Questions over the performance of Ye Shiwen come after a string of Chinese swimmers tested positive for doping in recent years. China won 12 of the 16 women’s titles at the 1994 world championships in Rome but these achievements were sullied less than a month later when seven Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drugs … [Read the full story]
Balotelli may kill racial abusers at Euro’s
Italy and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has threatened to kill anyone who racially abuses him during next month’s Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Balotelli said he had bananas thrown at him in a Rome bar before the European Under-21 Championships in June 2009 and if it happened again, “I will go to jail, … [Read the full story]
Elizabeth Taylor’s gold cape auctioned
The gold cape worn by Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor in the classic movie Cleopatra has sold for $50,000. The garment — designed to look like the wings of a phoenix — helped the 1963 blockbuster win an Oscar for Best Costume Design. Taylor wore it in scenes where Cleopatra entered Rome and when she committed … [Read the full story]
On this day…in 278
On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers … [Read the full story]
Who REALLY wrote the Bible?
Many of the most asked questions about The Bible have been researched by the most learned theologians in the centuries from BC up until today. I started to compile a list of the most obvious questions but quickly became side tracked by the beliefs of the various differing religions. For example, who was John the … [Read the full story]
