Padre Pio set to beat Lourdes Padre Pio's shrine has become a bigger attraction than Lourdes now that the saint's body has been put on show, according to an Italian business magazine.
Court rules Madonna can stay An Italian court on Monday blocked a police inspector's bid to have a statue of the Virgin Mary removed from a Sicilian town hall.
Vatican brushes off time's Pope snub The Vatican on Friday played down the absence of Pope Benedict XVI from a list of the 100 most influential people in the world drawn up by the American magazine Time.
Vatican asks Buddhists for climate change help The Vatican on Tuesday launched an appeal to the world's Buddhists to collaborate with Catholics in the fight against global warming and the destruction of the earth's natural resources.
Kidnap missionary returns to Philippines An Italian missionary who spent more than five weeks in the hands of Islamist guerrillas in the Philippines has returned to work in the country, Italian news agency AsiaNews said on Tuesday.
Pinball priest takes Mass to arcade An Italian priest held Mass among the flashing lights of pinball slot machines and video games at an amusement arcade this week after he became concerned that young people in his parish were failing to turn up in church.
Goalkeeper becomes nun A goalkeeper who played in the women's Serie C for her hometown of Favara, Sicily, will take her final solemn vows as a Franciscan nun later this week.
Weeping Madonna trial opens The trial of a former church custodian accused of faking an incident in which a statue of the Virgin Mary wept tears of blood began in the northern city of Forli' on Friday.
White Bush to hold dinner for Pope The White House is to stage a previously unscheduled dinner for Pope Benedict XVI when he visits United States President George W. Bush next Wednesday, a spokesperson announced here Thursday night.
Vatican statement on jew prayer 'changes nothing' The Vatican's fresh effort to justify a prayer calling for the conversion of Jews has left the issue unresolved, the Rome Jewish community said Friday.
