Monthly Archives: March 2013
10 facts about Pope Francis
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, one of five children born to an Italian railway worker and his wife
New pope slips out of Vatican for morning prayer visit
POPE Francis, barely 12 hours after his election, quietly left the Vatican early on Thursday to pray for guidance at a Rome basilica as he looks to usher a Catholic Church mired in intrigue and scandal into a new age of simplicity and humility.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected pope, takes name Pope Francis
THE cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church broke Europe’s millennium-long stranglehold on the papacy and astonished the Catholic world Wednesday, electing Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as the 266th pope.
Official text of Pope Francis’ first speech to the world
THE following is the Vatican's official English translation of Pope Francis' speech "Urbi et Orbi" delivered in Italian from the central balcony of St....
Cardinals head to conclave to elect pope for troubled church
ROMAN Catholic cardinals prayed on Tuesday for divine help in choosing a new pope, hours before they go into a conclave to elect a pontiff who will face one of the most difficult periods in the Roman Catholic Church's history.
Ahmadinejad under fire in Iran for hugging Chavez’s mother
SENIOR Iranian clerics have criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for consoling Hugo Chavez's mother with a hug - a physical contact considered a sin under the country's strict Islamic codes.
Nigerian terror group shows video of seven foreign workers it killed
AN insurgent group, Ansaru, has again uploaded a video on the internet to prove it killed the seven foreign workers of Setraco Construction Company in Bauchi, last month.
Christian homes torched by Muslim mob over blasphemy in Pakistan
OVER 100 Christian homes were torched on Saturday by an enraged Muslim mob, following reports that a Christian man had blasphemed Islam in Lahore, eastern Pakistan.
Fringe group depicts Rahul, Sonia as Jesus and Mary
JESUS and the Virgin Mary depicted - respectively - with the faces of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, and a caption that reads 'Italian scam.' The digitally altered image appeared on the Facebook page of the 'All India Congress Haters Association.
The Israeli preempt strike that never was
THIS came about as analysts and bloggers tried to determine why US President Barack Obama scheduled his long awaited trip to Israel. In particular, why was the president’s visit scheduled for the Jewish holy holiday of Passover?
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Pray with your small group in these 4 creative ways
Prayer is such an important part of your small group time. There are creative ways to pray together, and changing it up will keep prayer from becoming stale. Prayer can also lead to additional opportunities such as ministry, evangelism, and worship.
