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Susan Sarandon calls the Pope a Nazi

Actress Susan Sarandon is at the centre of controversy for calling Pope Benedict a Nazi while speaking at the Hampton Film Festival on the weekend.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 19 comments

Study: Coffee and anger can trigger rare type of aneurysm rupture

A recent study reveals that several common daily activities can put a person at risk for a stroke including constipation, coffee and anger. Monique Vlak, the lead author, and her team found that just getting angry can skyrocket blood pressure.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Halifax Archbishop explains why Church must pay sex abuse victims

Yarmouth - In a letter to parishioners of the Yarmouth diocese, the Halifax Roman Catholic Archbishop is appealing for understanding as to why the Church must pay settlements to victims of sexual abuse.

In the Media by Kevin Jess - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Middle East Catholic synod participant response

New York - On November 11 in the article The Catholic Synod statement on Israeli settlements, I put forward the view that the comments of Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros

In the Media by Frank Kaufmann - 8 comments

Holocaust survivors accuse Vatican Bank of money laundering

After last month's seizure of $32 million (US) from Vatican Bank, a group of Holocaust survivors from the former Yugoslavia has asked the European Commission to look into claims that the Vatican Bank laundered valuables stolen by Nazi allies.

In the Media by Kevin Jess - 2 comments

Vatican enforces strict dress-code, no naked shoulders or knees

Rome - Travellers, tourists and local Romans who visit Vatican City are in for a surprise: Swiss Guard officers will turn away women with bare shoulders or wearing a mini skirt, or anyone wearing shorts. At the Vatican, too much skin is taboo.

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 14 comments

Priest falls from grace after stealing $1.3 million from church

Waterbury - A former pastor of a Roman Catholic parish in Connecticut is facing larceny charges. Rev. Kevin J. Gray is accused of stealing over $1 million of church money to pay for a secret life of luxury. Gray said he the church owed the money to him.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Pope's gaffe of the century - respect the rights of victims

Rome - What does it mean that when pope Benedict talks about 'respecting the rights of victims,' he's not talking about sexually abused kids, but about church officials detained for a few hours by Belgian police? Is it a mere gaffe, or a truly Freudian slip?

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 2 comments

Vatican in grip of unprecedented nervous tension

Vienna - The official papal biographer has said that Cardinal Schönborn’s latest verbal attack on Cardinal Sodano is without precedent and shows how much tensions exist within the Church hierarchy about the sexual abuse scandals

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 3 comments

Update: Lawsuit charges Vatican, Pope and other church officials

Saint Paul - U.S. attorney Jeff Anderson, of Minneapolis, has launched a lawsuit against Pope Benedict and other Vatican officials over their handling of the Lawrence C. Murphy case.

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 3 comments

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