Throughout the nearly 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, 266 popes have led the faithful, hailing from various regions. However, the vast majority originated from Italy, reflecting the central role of Rome in the Church’s development. Popes by Country of Origin Country/Region Number of Popes Notable Popes Italy 217 St. Peter, Leo I, Pius […]
Gay couples’ fury, bill exposes Ukraine as world’s ‘rent a uterus’ capital ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – Homosexual couples have responded with outrage after Italian parliamentarians closed ranks to make surrogacy a “universal crime” — punishable by law even if couples “rent a womb” abroad. On Friday, the Justice Committee of the Chamber of Deputies — Italy’s lower house […]
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome, Italy, Jul 24, 2018 / 12:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill has been introduced in the Italian parliament which would require the visible display of crucifixes in public buildings, Italian news magazine L’Espresso reported Monday. The bill, “Dispositions concerning the display of the crucifix in schools and in offices of public […]
