Pope hits same-sex marriage

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday warned that liberal family values were threatening the future of humanity, in a veiled reference to homosexual marriage and adoptions by gay couples.

“Policies which undermine the family threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself,” the pontiff said in a speech at the Vatican.

Tweet

Read more...

Pontiff turns on world's biggest Christmas tree via tablet computer

Pope Benedict XVI used a tablet computer from his Vatican residence on Wednesday to switch on a giant light installation in Italy known as the "World's Biggest Christmas Tree."

"I hope this will be a light in the darkness," the Pope said.

The "tree" is made up of 400 large multi-colored lights arranged across a hillside above the picturesque medieval town of Gubbio and stretches to a height of 750 meters (2,461 feet) and a maximum width of 450 meters.

The shooting star at the top of the hill is made up of 250 lights and covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters (10,760 square feet).

Tweet

Read more...