The Worlds - lite

As readers of this blog surely know, the popeyguy emeritus, when he was pope, referred to gays as " intrinsically disordered ". S...

Go read this terrific op-ed at the NYT. It's by Gary Wills and it lays out the reasons why nothing will ever change in the Roman Cat...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is giving a shout-out to an anti-abortion rally in Washington, tweeting that politicians should ...

So Leon Panetta, acting war lord for the United States, visited the pope, the only infallible person on Earth who spends the majority of h...

The headline says 4 women strip, protest Vatican gay marriage stance . VATICAN CITY (AP) — Four women have gone topless in St. Peter...

As he cleaned his teeth with a gold toothpick, Pope Benedict XVI urged world leaders on Monday to try to reduce the growing gap between...

Apparently, China rounded up 500 members of an evangelical Christian sect. One of their beliefs is guaranteed to drive the pope batty. T...

The pope sent the following message to the grieving families in Newton, CT: "I assure the families of the victims, especially thos...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Christmas season is kicking off at the Vatican with the traditional lighting of the tree in St. Peter's Squ...

German automaker Daimler says it has delivered Pope Benedict XVI his new popemobile — a customized Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV with speci...

Today's headline roars Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle . Indeed. When I was in college, I had a boon companion who w...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope is urging prison administrators to respect the dignity and rights of criminals in their care, and to help ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some 80,000 pilgrims in flowered lei, feathered headdresses and other traditional garb flooded St. Peter's Square...

Hooray! Your choices have expanded. You can buy Xmas Carol at Amazon , at the Smashwords bookstore -- and now at the iBookStore on your ...

I love how all the stories about the pope's butler insist the pope will grant him clemency. Perhaps they're thinking of a past pope...

" SF Archbishop Jokes About Recent DUI Arrest " is the headline of an AP story up at the New York Times today. SAN FRANCISCO (A...

The best part about this is that the pope approved it. As I always say, that's quite a church they've got there. How can anyone re...

The headline of a NY TImes piece today is "Benedict Takes Message of Tolerance to Lebanon". I burst out laughing when I saw it. ...

 You knew it would get stranger , and it has. Vatican Prosecutor Nicola Picardi, in seeking trial, quoted Gabriele [the butler] as telli...

Tomorrow, the largest group of American nuns will issue their response to the ridiculous charges spewed at them by the Vatican. No way th...