The Vatican has set up a council to stop the Mafia from using the Virgin Mary as a prop to claim it has God on its side. The department will work to teach children and families a true theology of Mary with a team of around 40 church and civil leaders, including Italian judges, for … Read more
Conjoined twins whose skulls were fused back-to-back and who had ‘one of the rarest and most complex forms of cranial and cerebral fusion’ doctors had seen have successfully been separated. The two-year-old sisters Ervina and Prefina, were born in 2018 in Mbaiki, Central African Republic, with their heads attached and sharing critical blood vessels around their … Read more
An exiled billionaire has accused the Chinese government of giving the Vatican £1.6billion every year in bribes to prevent it from criticising Beijing’s sweeping clampdown on religions. Fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui claimed in a podcast that the Communist Party had been paying the Holy See generously since 2014 because Beijing ‘wanted the Vatican to shut … Read more
Retired Pope Benedict is seen on rare trip out of the Vatican as he visits his ailing 96-year-old brother in his native Germany Pope Benedict XVI, 93, made his first trip out of Italy to his native Germany He will be visiting his ailing 96-year-old brother Reverend Georg Ratzinger It marks his first trip outside … Read more
Small escorted tour holidays are increasing in popularity, whether they offer trips to Russia or the Lake District. All transportation is organised for you, as well as hotels and most meals. A tour manager is on hand throughout to take care of the itinerary, paperwork or any problems. And along the way, the best guides … Read more
The Vatican was sanitised by men wearing protective overalls ahead of masses restarting next week, as it revealed it will test the temperatures of the faithful before Sunday Mass to curb the spread of coronavirus. Men wearing protective overalls and masks were seen sanitising St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican today. Workers sanitised all the … Read more
Many will be left frustrated after their holidays around the globe have been cancelled due to the coronavirus. This could leave them with a case of post-holiday blues, without ever being able to take the trip in the first place and locked down in their homes to boot. However, those looking for adventure shouldn’t despair. … Read more