Pope Francis has approved a decree recognizing the “heroic virtues” of French politician Robert Schuman, known as an ‘architect’ of the EU. The official decision is one of the first steps to Schuman potentially becoming a saint. Having served as France’s finance, foreign and prime minister after World War II, the statesman became best known for proposing economic unity among European nations... 

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is to meet his Roman Catholic counterpart, Pope Francis, during a historic visit to Latin America. The groundbreaking meeting is to happen in mid-February in Cuba. The meeting between heads the two major Christian churches would be an unprecedented move to mend a millennium-long rift between the Western and Eastern branches of the religion,... 

Pope Francis suggested to establish a common date to celebrate Easter, one of main Christian holidays, an Italian newspaper said. Francis said that he had already proposed to fix the same date of Easter to patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I and to patriarch of Moscow Kirill. “[Roman Catholic] Church is willing to establish a fixed date for Easter, so it can be celebrated on the same day... 

“I the LORD do not change!” said God as quoted from the Bible, Malachi 3:6, yet Pope Satan, oops Pope Francis says “God is not afraid of new things. The Catholic Church should not fear change.” And God said not once but many times in the Bible that Homosexuality is an “ABOMINATION” punishable by the death penalty: Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Genesis 19:1-11, Corinthians... 

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Israel has condemned Israeli hate crimes against local Christians and Muslims. Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal told a news conference in the city of Haifa on Sunday that the acts of vandalism “poison the atmosphere” ahead of a visit by Pope Francis to Jerusalem. The Pope’s visit is set to begin in Jordan on May 24 and he is due to spend two days in Israel... 

Cardinals attend a “Mass for the Election of the Supreme Pontiff” in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Black smoke has billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, indicating that cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church have not chosen a new pope on their first day in the Vatican conclave. The secret vote for the selection of the next pontiff got underway on... 

The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate warned in his last interview that the Roman Catholic Church was left “200 years behind.” Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, who was once regarded as a possible successor to Pope John Paul II, died on Friday at the age of 85 because of Parkinson’s disease. “The Church has been left 200 years behind. Why doesn’t it rouse itself? Are we... 

Hungary deputy PM Semjén appalled at British government position on Christian cross. The co-ruling Christian Democrats are “shocked and appalled” by the British government’s claims that Christians should not wear a cross or crucifix openly at work because it is not a “requirement” of the Christian faith, party leader Zsolt Semjen said on Monday. The ban is clearly anti-Christian and a harsh... 

Rabbi Mordechai Elon Israeli police said on Friday they were looking into allegations of sexual abuse against one of the country’s most famous and politically influential rabbis, in a case that has triggered dramatic headlines this week. Mordechai Elon — known as “Rabbi Motti” by viewers of his popular TV show and by many young men in the West Bank settler movement — has...