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"Michelangelo Code" latest renaissance mystery

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:03:26 -0400

Reminiscent of "The Da Vinci Code," a decades-old mystery involves the claim that Michelangelo painted subversive messages into his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, including "secret" profile of the medieval poet Dante and a portrait of Jesus on the cross.

Rare display of Shroud of Turin scheduled

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:52:40 -0400

The Turin Shroud will be displayed in public for the first time in ten years, coinciding with a new series of scientific tests. The Shroud has only been displayed five times in the past century.

Mummies on display in Capuchin monastery

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:10:35 -0400

The mummified remains of over 8,000 monks and city luminaries make for a strange tourist destination, but that is what visitors will find at the Capuchin Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily. The remains date from the 16th century.

Practice Latin on the Vatican website

Wed, 28 May 2008 09:58:54 -0400

An ancient tongue gets a modern boost with the creation of Sancta Sedes, a Latin section of the Vatican's website which features papal texts and religious works.

Lead church roofs target of English thieves

Sun, 4 May 2008 08:09:17 -0400

England's historic churches are facing a new enemy: lead thieves, who are now stealing strips of lead from church roofs. The thefts are being blamed on the record high price that lead brings.

[DRA] Winchester Pilgrimage III

Thu, 1 May 2008 15:58:26 -0400

Start: 2008/07/11 - 18:00

End: 2008/07/13 - 12:00

Timezone: Europe/London

description:
Come all ye pilgrims and travellers, and join the Shire of West Dragoningshire for a pilgrimage at the Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty. Share with us in an evening of Chaucer; a morning pilgrimage to Winchester Cathedral, during which we will be tested on our knowledge of such things that would be known by pilgrims of yore; an afternoon demonstration of our fighting skills and an evening of feasting

Location:
Shire of West Dragoningshire (Winchester, England)

Crusaders left genetic mark on the Middle East

Thu, 1 May 2008 09:52:12 -0400

Scientists from the Genographic Project, which is tracking human migrations through DNA, have found traces of a particular DNA signature in Lebanon which they link to European crusaders.

French Templar tomb found

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:25:09 -0400

The remains of a Templar knight have been discovered in a tomb near Rennes-le-Chateau, France along with a cache of gold and coins. The mummified body wore the still-recognizable shroud of the order. (video)

Thief rips off 288 pages from Scottish Catholic Archives

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:14:57 -0400

A man posing as a student was caught stealing pages from archives in London. He admitted that he stole them from the Catholic Church in Edinburgh as well.

Inquisition "wasn't so bad after all" according to Vatican

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 16:06:08 -0400

The Vatican has created an exhibit to convince the Faithful that the Inquisition "wasn't so bad after all." The temporary Rare and Precious exhibition at Rome's Vittoriano Museum is designed to "expose some myths about this dark chapter of its past."

YouTube clip wins recording contract for Cistercian monks

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:04:25 -0400

Executives from Universal Music were "blown away" after hearing the voices of monks singing in a Cistercian monastery near Vienna, Austria on a YouTube video clip. The record producers had been looking for a group to record Gregorian chants, which have become popular.

"The Quest" follows journey of the Templars

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:14:17 -0400

The Quest, a Classic Media Group production, follows the journey of the Knights Templar through Europe by studying the work of archaeologists, anthropologists and historians.

Knights Templar petition to restore the Order

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:05:49 -0400

An odd advertisement appeared March 18, 2008 in the London Daily Telegraph. Titled "The Ancient & Noble Order of The Knights Templar," the ad announced that the Order "would petition the Pope to 'restore the Order with the duties, rights and privileges appropriate to the 21st century and beyond.'"

"Oops!" Shroud of Turin washed with a red shirt

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:55:24 -0400

Vatican City has announced that the venerable Shroud of Turin has been turned pink when it was accidentally washed with a red shirt. "Simply because the shroud has been given a slight pinkish tint does not in any way diminish its sanctity," Vatican spokesman Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo said during a press conference held to address the spiritual repercussions of the shroud's staining.

Rare Anglo-Saxon grave markers found in cathedral walls

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:25:46 -0400

Archaeologists are excited about the discovery of rare Anglo-Saxon grace markers in the walls of Peterborough Cathedral. The markers, which are believed to date from the 11th century, were discovered during restoration work to the cathedral.