ROME (RNS) — A Tuscany priest is offering a baby bonus of more than $2,000 to Italian Catholic families who have three or more children. But there are strings attached.
The gift to parishioners in Staggia, a village close to Siena, was announced online as an "extraordinary contribution" by the Rev. Stefano Bimbi, the local Catholic priest.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis isn't scheduled to touch down in the U.S. until September, but he's already popped up at a Philadelphia Phillies game and at the Battleship New Jersey.
