Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Santa Muerte, also known in many Latin American cultures as the Saint of Death, also known as La Santísima Muerte or Most Holy Death and Doña Sebastiana or Lady Sebastienne, is a religious figure who receives petitions for love, luck, and protection. Saint Death is often depicted as a skeleton...
The Vatican and the Discovery Channel have teamed for a new series called The Exorcist. The show combines an unprecedented pairing between experts from the Catholic Church and television, in recreated accounts of real-life demonic possession and hauntings based upon Vatican case files. Discovery...
Mark Wahlberg took a break from filming “The Fighter” to marry his long-time girlfriend Rhea Durham yesterday in Beverly Hills. The couple has been together for eight years and has three children together; Ella, 5, Michael, 3, and Brendan, 10-months. The late afternoon wedding at Good Shepherd...
The Catholic church and its followers are running the gamut of reactions in response to Pope Benedict XVI's surprising support of condoms. The Pope recently addressed the issue in his interview with a German journalist entitled "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Signs of the Times."...
