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Pope Francis

  1. same-sex marriage
    Don’t Confuse Pope Francis’s ‘Blessing’ With Marriage EqualityWhile progressives welcome the Vatican allowing the blessing of same-sex couples, the church’s stance on marriage won’t change anytime soon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. coming soon
    Martin Scorsese Wants to Make Another Movie About JesusHe told the pope, so it’s pretty official.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. religion
    Badass Pope Briefly Endorses Giving People the FingerA weird Thursday-morning tweet from the pontiff.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. early and often
    Denied Communion at Home, Pelosi Receives It at the VaticanPope Francis’s actions were a rebuke to conservative U.S. bishops, who have attempted to ban pro-choice politicians, including Biden, from Communion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. life after roe
    Nancy Pelosi Communion Ban Is a Challenge to Pope FrancisThe Vatican opposes the weaponization of Communion and stopped bishops from barring President Biden. Will Francis intervene on Pelosi’s behalf?
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. hmm
    Childless Man Says Not Having Kids Is ‘Selfish’Pope Francis specifically called out pet owners.
    By Mia Mercado
  7. religion
    The Pope Says Sexy Sins Are Not the ‘Most Serious’ SinsAmen ;)
    By Mia Mercado
  8. sunday school
    Excluding Catholics From Communion Was Once the NormU.S. bishops’ plan to discipline President Biden failed, but for centuries questions of “worthiness” kept laypeople from taking Communion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. catholicism
    Bishops Cave on Denying Communion to Pro-Choice Politicians Like BidenAfter Pope Francis repeatedly warned conservative bishops against politically weaponizing the sacrament of the Eucharist, they took the hint.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. christianity
    Are Conservative Christians the Real ‘Secularists’ Now?In their subordination of religion to cultural and political conservatism, many believers are pursuing power more than righteousness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. catholicism
    Pope Francis Tells Biden He Is a ‘Good Catholic’ Who Ought to Take CommunionBiden is in the middle of a battle between Pope Francis and traditionalists over “weaponization” of the Eucharist.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. catholicism
    Pope Francis Is Not a Fan of Conservative Effort to Deny Communion to Joe BidenAfter some oblique warnings, Francis is clearly telling telling conservative bishops to behave like pastors, not politicians.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. explainer
    Why Pope Francis Is Cracking Down on the Latin Mass and Angering TraditionalistsIn a break with his predecessor, Pope Francis is reimposing restrictions on the service used before the ’60s reforms — and risking a Catholic divide.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. abortion
    Bishops Try to Backpedal As Backlash to Attack on Biden GrowsAn upcoming statement aimed at denying communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians like the president is getting bad reviews in Rome and America.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. religion
    Catholic Bishops Move Toward Denying Biden CommunionConservative bishops are trying to be more Catholic than the pope on enforcing opposition to abortion. A big fight is brewing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. religion
    Catholic Bishops Mull Communion Ban for Pro-Choice Politicians Like Joe BidenA formal ban is unlikely, but the conservative effort to nationalize decisions to deny communion on political grounds could have repercussions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. covid-19 vaccine
    Catholic Archdiocese Bans COVID Vaccine Over Tenuous Link to AbortionThe ruling would be right at home in the Middle Ages.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. mea culpa
    Who Liked a Butt Pic From the Pope’s Instagram?The Vatican is investigating.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  19. catholic church
    What Does the Pope’s Support for Civil Unions Really Mean?It’s unclear whether he’s blurring the line against same-sex marriage or drawing it more clearly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. religion
    Why Being Catholic Isn’t Special in Politics AnymoreJoe Biden isn’t appealing to Catholic tradition in his bid to become the second Catholic president. But that’s the American way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. peace be with you
    All the Gossip the Pope Isn’t Going to Hear From MePope Francis said “gossip is a plague worse than COVID,” so I promise not to tell him any of this.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  22. oh?
    The Pope Says Pleasures of Sex and Eating Are ‘Simply Divine’They “come from God,” per Pope Francis.
    By Claire Lampen
  23. coronavirus
    The Pope’s Okay for NowIt was just a cold.
    By Amanda Arnold
  24. called out
    Please Log Off, the Pope BegsFor the love of God, literally.
    By Bridget Read
  25. happy new year
    The Pope Is Sorry for Slapping That LadyMea culpa.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  26. profiles
    Things Are Going Great for Jonathan Pryce. Maybe Too GreatThe papal buddy comedy The Two Popes is earning Jonathan Pryce serious Oscar buzz. Is the other shoe about to drop?
    By Nate Jones
  27. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: Biden Knows How to Make the Moral Case Against TrumpHe is doing it the right way — with feeling and a wounded sense of patriotism.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  28. catholic church
    Archbishop Claims Pope Francis Was Complicit in Cardinal’s AbusesA controversial archbishop has alleged that Pope Francis and other Vatican officials covered up and enabled a cardinal’s sexual misconduct.
    By Chas Danner
  29. Francis’s Anti–Death Penalty Statement Raises Questions for U.S. ConservativesThe Pontiff officially puts the church at odds with Donald Trump and his party, along with some traditionalist Catholics on the Supreme Court.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. religion!
    Pope Francis Graced With Katy Perry’s PresenceAnd now for something completely different.
    By Devon Ivie
  31. Evangelicals Have Displaced Catholics As the Anti-Abortion Movement’s BaseThe shift of white Evangelicals into the anti-abortion camp has had a lot to do with partisan polarization over abortion policy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Did Pope Francis Abolish Hell?The Vatican is equivocating about what Francis did and didn’t say, but it’s certainly reviving some very old debates about the afterlife.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. niche drama
    So What’s Going on With This Pope Francis Hell Controversy?It all started when His Holiness reportedly said that Hell doesn’t exist.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  34. select all
    Pope Francis Declares ‘The Lord Is an Onion’ After Vatican News Website HackIn the name of the father, the son, and the holy shallot.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  35. select all
    Pope Francis Denounces Fake NewsA frequent target of misinformation asks his followers to promote a “journalism of peace.”
    By Brian Feldman
  36. marriage
    The Pope Threw a Surprise Wedding on a PlaneHe married two flight attendants mid-air.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  37. hotshot
    The Pope Takes a Literal Circus in StrideMay we all handle 2018 with the calm grace of Pope Francis.
    By Sarah Spellings
  38. tiny things
    Even the Pope Is Getting in on the Miniatures CrazeWith a microscopic Nativity scene.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  39. U.S. Isolated on U.N. Security Council As Allies Condemn Trump Jerusalem ActionTrump has united the world all right: against the United States.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. hot shot
    The Pope Celebrated His Birthday With a Giant PizzaHe blew out a single candle in the middle.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  41. hot shot
    Here’s Pope Francis Blessing a LamborghiniHoly, holy, holy.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  42. religion
    Pope Francis Tells Everyone to Chill Out With the Cell-Phone Pics During MassHe even called out priests and bishops.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  43. religion
    Pope Francis Is Planning to Weigh in on Fake NewsIl Papa wants to “promote professional journalism, which always seeks the truth.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  44. the people’s pope
    Pope Francis Does Not Have Time for Climate-Change Deniers“Man is stupid.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  45. the industry
    The High Sparrow on Game of Thrones Is Playing the Cool Pope in a MovieHe’ll star opposite Anthony Hopkins’s Pope Benedict XVI in Netflix’s The Pope.
    By Nate Jones
  46. the people’s pope
    Even the Pope Went to TherapyIt helped him “clarify some things.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  47. drams do come true
    Sean Spicer Finally Got to Meet the PopeAfter Trump excluded him from a previous audience.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  48. select all
    The Pope Looked Equally Pissed About Meeting Justin TrudeauPope Francis and the Canadian prime minster met at the Vatican on Monday.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  49. last night on late night
    Jimmy Kimmel Has Little Faith in Trump’s Relationship With Pope FrancisKimmel breaks down the face-to-face meeting.
    By Tolly Wright
  50. owned
    This Story Might Almost Make You Feel Bad for Sean SpicerSpicer was reportedly not invited to meet the pope, even though it meant very much to him.
    By Gabriella Paiella
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