The website of Vatican Observatory - The Vatican Observatory. The Vatican has a little-known scientific outpost in Arizona. A barber in Georgia has what he thinks is the solution to bad behavior: The "Benjamin Button Special.
" Russell Frederick, owner of A-1 Kutz barbershop in Snellville, came up with the 'do after his 12-year-old son started acting up in school "like an old foolish man," he told CNN. So, he shaved his head, showed him a picture of an older man with a pronounced bald spot, and said, "'This is your next one if you keep it up.' He didn't want it, so he got his act together. " Frederick announced his new offering on his Facebook page, writing, "So, you wanna act grown...well now you can look grown, too. " Reaction has been mixed, with some parents saying discipline should happen at home, not the barbershop, while one mother who took her son in for the cut said his behavior has improved tremendously. Pope Francis’ new clothes: Why his progressive image is white smoke and mirrors. THE IMAGE OF Pope Francis is that he is a breath of fresh air, more progressive on social issues than his predecessor and a kinder, gentler pope.
But when the facts are examined, you see that he is none of these things. There is an enormous disconnect between who the pope really is in terms of his policies and his public relations image, as crafted by the Vatican’s PR man, previously with Fox News. Pope Francis sacks five man board of Vatican's financial watchdog. Board has vast international experience and includes a woman for first timeOutgoing members were Italian laymen due to serve five-year term until 2016 The Vatican's Financial Information Authority has been spearheading changeWants finances to have the same transparency as international standards By Steph Cockroft Published: 19:00 GMT, 5 June 2014 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 6 June 2014 Pope Francis sacked the five-man board of the Financial Information Authority who were associated with the discredited financial old guard.
Pope warns Catholic Church may fall ¿like a house of cards¿ if it continues its obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception. Pope Francis said he wanted to reform the church which gets caught up in 'small minded things' The extraordinary remarks were made during a 12,000 word interview to mark six months in the church's top job By Hannah Roberts Published: 18:24 GMT, 19 September 2013 | Updated: 18:32 GMT, 19 September 2013 Pope Francis said he was resolved to reform the church which had a tendency to get caught up in 'small minded things' The Catholic Church could fall ‘like a house of cards’ if it continues in its obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception, the pope has warned.
In a remarkable 12,000 word interview to mark six months in the church’s top job, Francis said he was resolved to reform the church, which had a tendency to get caught up in ‘small minded things ‘. He said: ‘We need to find a new balance otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall into a house of cards.’ ‘It is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time,’ he said. Pope John Paul to be made a saint as Vatican attributes second miracle to the Polish pontif. A meeting of cardinals and bishops signed off on the sainthood Pope John Paul's tenure ended with his death in 2005No dates for the canonisation ceremonies were immediately givenTwo miracles must be performed to rate a sainthood By Associated Press Published: 11:11 GMT, 5 July 2013 | Updated: 13:16 GMT, 6 July 2013.
Paolo Cipriani: Director of Vatican bank resigns amid fears it was used as an offshore tax haven. Paolo Cipriani and his deputy Massimo Tulli both stepped down yesterdayVatican said move was 'in the best interest of the institute and the Holy See'Comes after monsignor Nunzio Scarano and two others have been arrested They're accused of plotting to smuggle €20million from a Swiss bank to Italy By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 11:30 GMT, 2 July 2013 | Updated: 12:33 GMT, 2 July 2013 The director of the embattled Vatican bank and his deputy have resigned over a financial scandal which has already landed one monsignor in prison.
Vatican accountant arrested over plot to smuggle 20 million Euros into Italy. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, the bishop of Salerno, taken into custodyHe is the chief accountant for the Vatican’s vast property portfolioHe was known among Vatican circles as 'Don 500 Euros'Italian secret agent Mario Zito and broker Giovanni Carenzio also arrested.
In the war on the poor, Pope Francis is on the wrong side. 'When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint.
When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist. " So said the Brazilian archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara. Every Pope ever: the full list. Pope Francis is a Pope of firsts: first Francis and first Pope from Latin America.
He's also the first pope in 600 years to take office after one who has resigned: Pope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic world when he resigned. But which Pope has held the longest term of office and what is the average age at the start of papacy? How many sovereign pontiffs are originally from Italy? Report: Vatican owns building that houses cardinals and Europe’s biggest gay bathhouse Debbie Egan-Chin/New York Daily News Ivan Cardinal Dias lives in this building at 2 Via Carducci in Rome — a Vatican-owned apartment block that also houses a gay sauna.
Dias staunchly opposes homosexuality. Now the cardinals have red faces to match their red hats. Church leaders gathering for Tuesday’s papal conclave picked up the paper to learn the Holy See is the majority owner of an apartment block that houses Italy’s largest gay bathhouse. Even more shocking, Ivan Cardinal Dias lives in a swank 12-room apartment one floor above Europa Multiclub, and mere yards from the phallic shrubbery at the entrance of the gay Xanadu, La Repubblica reported. Dias is known for reviling homosexuality, calling it “unnatural” and arguing that gays can be “cured.”
Pope resigns 2013: Gay sex rings, 'The Filth' corrupting the Vatican...and why the Pope REALLY quit. Sickened by moral corrosion in his own shadowy cabal, Benedict can only rid Rome of its malign influence by resigning... a leading Catholic writer's explosive analysis By John Cornwell Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 March 2013 | Updated: 12:41 GMT, 3 March 2013 The former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrung his hands above his head in triumph as he emerged as Pope on to the balcony of St Peter’s eight years ago.
He had won! He had longed to be Pope. Two weeks ago he announced in Latin he wasn’t up to it any more. Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation Linked To Probe Into ‘Vatican Gay Officials' Benedict XVIRECROP OF VAT114 - In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Mons. Franco Comaldo, a pope aide, left, looks at Pope Benedict XVI as he reads a document in Latin where he announces his resignation, during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.
The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)Benedict XVIIn this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, center, reads a document in Latin where he announces his resignation, during a meeting of Vatican cardinals, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 - the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. Pope Benedict retired after inquiry into 'Vatican gay bishops', says paper. The Vatican is awhirl with rumours about the pope's decision to retire. Sesso e carriera, i ricatti in Vaticano dietro la rinuncia di Benedetto XVI.
Lotte di potere e denaro in un rapporto segreto con i risultati di un'inchiesta sul Vatileaks consegnato da tre cardinali al Papa. Pope Benedict says he resigned after 'God told me to in mystical experience' and on seeing Pope Francis he realised it was 'what God wanted' Benedict shocked world when he became first Pope to resign in 600 yearsHe now lives in near total isolation in a convent in the Vatican gardensHe is quoted as telling unnamed visitor: 'God told me to do it' By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:14 GMT, 21 August 2013 | Updated: 16:28 GMT, 21 August 2013. Was the Pope pushed? An abuse scandal, corruption and the dark intrigue behind Benedict's shock resignation. By Guy Adams Published: 23:13 GMT, 15 February 2013 | Updated: 00:05 GMT, 16 February 2013 The room full of people was still in shock at the news of his resignation when Pope Benedict XVI tottered across the marble floor towards a tall, heavy-set man in the red robe and skullcap of a cardinal.
As cameras rolled on Monday in the gilded Sala del Concistoro at the Apostolic Palace in Rome, Benedict grabbed the man by his shoulders, looked deep into his eyes and — struggling to hold back tears — shared a long embrace. It was a public show of affection to one of the Pope’s most important fratres carissimi or ‘dear brothers’. Dark intrigue: Benedict's decision to become the first leader of the Catholic Church to step aside since the Middle Ages has left a slew of unanswered questions It was also a display of respect.
Yet in these ancient hallways, things are never entirely as they seem. To a degree, that’s probably true. Pope Benedict in shock resignation: Pontiff, 85, is first in 600 years to stand down because he 'no longer has the strength to carry on' In November 2011, Andrea Tornielli – a well-placed reporter from the Vatican Insider, a project run by La Stampa newspaper in Italy – said Pope Benedict found it agonising to walk even short distances due to 'arthrosis', thought to be an Italian term for osteoarthritis, in his knees, hips and ankles. The condition forced him to pull out of a trip to Brazil in July. Church, state and money : Groundbreaking series from La Repubblica.
When Cardinal Ratzinger served as doctrinal watchdog, his second-in-command was Cardinal Bertone . Today the Pope still hands difficult problems to his trusted trouble-shooter, who is now Secretary of State. Pope Benedict Focuses on Legacy While Ignoring Vatican Power Struggle. Finally, there is clarity. Vatileaks Scandal Exposes Pope's Frail Leadership. A Growing Vatican Bank Scandal Threatens Catholic Church Image. The Vatican scandal over shady bank accounts and millions in suspect transfers began shortly before sunrise on June 5 on Via Giuseppe Verdi, a picturesque street in the old part of Piacenza, a town in northeastern Italy.