The Presbyterian Church and Mobile Technology Don't Mix
	Bell Mobility, the second largest Canadian mobile operator, is having some problems lately in improving its cellphone reception in Toronto, the largest Canadian city. At the end of 2007, the CDMA carrier closed a deal with the Presbyterian Church from Guildwood (a neighborhood in Toronto), in order to build a cellphone tower on the property of the Church. The agreement was signed and approved by the Church officials, allowing Bell to ... [read more >>]
	17 July 2008, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Vatican: Nothing Wrong in Believing in Aliens
	Astronomer Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, revealed in an interview published yesterday that the Vatican believed that alien life might exist and that it didn't necessarily mean it contradicted the belief in God. Makes you remember the cheerful days of the middle ages, doesn't it? "How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere. Just as we consider earthly creatures as & ... [read more >>]
	14 May 2008, 09:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Amazing Monolithic Churches of Ethiopia
	Ethiopia is the only African country that kept its own language and writing for over 25 centuries and the only African country with a strictly national writing system. Christianity rooted in Ethiopia starting the 4th century. The kingdom of Aksum was at its peak. Ezana, the most illustrious king of this dynasty, chose as counselors two Syrian Christians, Frumentius and Aedesius. The first was invested bishop by the Saint Athanasius of Alex ... [read more >>]
	08 April 2008, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Former Pastor Steals Money from Church Members
	We've seen lots of ID thefts and credit card scams but when they're conducted by a former pastor who's here to represent God, that’s pretty shocking news. A recent report by Associated Press reveals that Rev. Raymond Clayton from Northumberland County has pleaded guilty to charges of using parishioners' details to obtain money. The 43-year-old pastor is now waiting for his sentence, scheduled for June, which m ... [read more >>]
	02 April 2008, 08:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Shroud of Turin: Hoax Against Reality
	For over 7 centuries, the tightly woven linen strip, displaying the vague image of a bearded man, has been worshiped as the burial shroud of Jesus. Texts signal the existence of the shroud since the first century. Two decades ago, radiocarbon dating showed that the Shroud of Turin had been just a medieval hoax. It is a morbid interest mixing science and religion. And the religious part does not want to give up. Now, the Oxford team that ma ... [read more >>]
	24 March 2008, 05:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Playboy Features the Hottest Gaming Girls This December
	It's that time of the year again when the male gaming public gets to drool on something that's not a brand new title. The December issue of Playboy has just been made available and for the fourth time it features the annual tribute to the hottest videogame babes. The imag ... [read more >>]
	05 November 2007, 08:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Holy Grail Has Been Located in Rome!
	Now a Da Vinci Code-style hunt for the Holy Grail has been triggered by recent statements made by Alfredo Barbagallo, an Italian archaeologist. He claimed that the cup is buried underneath a chapel-like room of the Basilica of San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, one of the seven Rome churches visited annually by Christian pilgrims. Barbagallo sustains that his affirmations are based on a two years investigation on medieval iconograph ... [read more >>]
	23 June 2007, 06:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Joan of Arc Relics, a Hoax: They Come from an Egyptian Mummy
	This is a figure that entered from legend into literature and media. The 19-year-old illiterate farm girl from Lorraine (northeastern France) is the most famous heroine of France. She led the French, while disguised herself as a man, to several victories over the English troops (notable the conquest of Orleans) during the Hundred Years War. In her war campaigns, she said she heard voices from saints asking her to deliver France ... [read more >>]
	05 April 2007, 04:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia