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 KilgoreThe 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 KilgoreIncluding a copy of his 2015 encyclical on climate change and the environment --- which Trump promised he’d read.
By Jen KirbyHer identification with two adulterous pols whose policies are deplored in the Vatican won’t make life easy for America’s new representative.
By Ed KilgoreNewt couldn’t make it into the Trump administration but his wife may be able to.
By Adam K. RaymondFor five whole minutes.
By Chas DannerOtherwise known as "reporting."
By Jaime FullerHoly See PD.
By Nathan PembertonCatholic priests will be allowed to absolve women of the sin of abortion.
By Jessica RoyIn the mayor's defense, however, he can't control the weather — although the mayors assembled in Rome would like to.
By Jaime FullerAccording to Pope Francis.
By Jaime FullerWell, maybe.
By Katie ZavadskiOf priests who abused children.
By Adam MartinPope Lemmy the First has a nice ring to it.
By Collin KeefeVatican’s Real Housewives meet Survivor.
By Maureen O'ConnorSocks!
By Charlotte CowlesNow an Italian Vanity Fair cover boy.
By Julie MaThe two parties finally settled a lawsuit over that "Kissing Pope" ad.
By Hilary Moss
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha is finally getting her due, 331 years after her death.
Plus Wal-Mart pledges $2 million to upgrade food banks, and Japan lunches a program to train fish handlers abroad, all in our morning news roundup.
"For Benedict, the use of condoms by people infected with H.I.V. could be 'the first step of responsibility, whether it's a man or woman or a transsexual.'"
By Mike Vilensky