The Last Judgement: Rome’s Sistine Chapel to Reopen After 30 Years

by | Mar 24, 2016 | Mystical Christianity, Religious News

Are we in the days of the Last Judgement? The signs and symbols of the End of an Age are everywhere and this story of the sistine chapelinfamous Roman sixth-century church known as the Sistine Chapel reopening to the public after 30 years of restoration seems to align with the last days of the Apocalypse (unveiling).

The Sistine Chapel was covered in 847 during an earthquake and it was only exposed in 1900. The Chapel’s frescoes of saints and martyrs, queens, popes and emperors have now been restored at a cost of about $2.1 funded by the Italian state and the World Monuments Fund. (more…)

‘Embrace of the Serpent’ is Colombia’s First Oscar-nominated Film

by | Feb 18, 2016 | Religious News

A Colombian film has been nominated for an Oscar for the first time in history.

The films, “Embrace of the Serpent,” is about a local shaman’s account of changes imposed on Amazonian indigenous tribes by western civilization. It is directed by Ciro Guerra.

 

Iceland to Reinstate the Worship of Norse Gods

by | Jan 25, 2016 | Religious News

(Source: UK Telegraph) – Icelanders will soon be able to publicly worship at a shrine to Thor, Odin and Frigg with construction starting Odin 2this month on the island’s first major temple to the Norse gods since the Viking age.

Worship of the gods in Scandinavia gave way to Christianity around 1,000 years ago but a modern version of Norse paganism has been gaining popularity in Iceland.

“I don’t believe anyone believes in a one-eyed man who is riding about on a horse with eight feet,” said Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, high priest of ‘Asatruarfelagid‘, an association that promotes faith in the Norse gods.

“We see the stories as poetic metaphors and a manifestation of the forces of nature and human psychology.”

Membership in Asatruarfelagid has tripled in Iceland in the last decade to 2,400 members last year, out of a total population of 330,000, data from Statistics Iceland showed.

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Putin offers Russian refuge to European Jews facing anti-Semitism

by | Jan 20, 2016 | Religious News

(Source: RT) – As a rising wave of anti-Semitic attacks engulf Europe, the Russian president has offered European Jews protection by proposing that they immigrate to Russia.

In a meeting with members of the European Jewish Congress in the Kremlin, the president of the congregation complained to Vladimir Putin about the rising anti-Semitism across Europe that has manifested itself in an increased number of attacks against Jews.

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BP. SCHNEIDER DENOUNCES GNOSTIC CLERGY

by | Jan 19, 2016 | Religious News

The bishop of Kazakhstan says laity must defend the Faith because many priests fear losing their positions

ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan is denouncing what he calls gnostic clergy who erroneously believe doctrine and pastoral practice can be separated. To masque over their error, he added, they abuse sentimental expressions of mercy and compassion.

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Bishop Schneider, in his address last Thursday at the Lepanto Foundation, likened this Gnostic group, comprised of priests, bishops and cardinals, to the Pharisees and Scribes. Even though the Jewish leaders knew the divine truth about marriage, he said, nevertheless they sought to have Jesus legitimize the practice of divorce that had been widely adopted out of “pastoral reasons.” (more…)

Germany’s Vatican ambassador: ‘Islam is part of the solution’

by | Jan 18, 2016 | Mystical Christianity, Religious News

Germany’s ambassador to the Vatican, Annette Schavan, still sees religion as a peacemaker, despite wars and terrorism. In an interview with DW, she calls for more interfaith dialogue and respect between all religions.

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Deutsche Welle: After the New Year’s Eve harassment incidents in Cologne, a highly charged atmosphere with regard to migrants has developed in Germany. How do people in Rome assess the events in Germany? (more…)

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