The Pope

Pope John Paul II 'Whipped Himself In Remorse For Sins'

Telegraph | Nick Pisa | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


The Pope, who died five years ago, is being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church....

The Pope, The Arts, A Nation in Crisis

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

We as a nation have not been upholding ample support for the arts, despite the deep spiritual healing that it can bring -- its joys, its shared experience, its sense of what and who we are.

Pope Benedict XVi Releases Album

csmonitor.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Move over, Snoop Dogg? As an white-haired octogenarian bachelor from a scholarly background, he hardly fits the profile of the first-time music artis...

Howl-oween Pet Costume Party Full of Canine Celebrities

Wendy Diamond | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Wendy Diamond

Everyone from Scooby Doo to Princess Fiona to Elvis had a tail-wagging good time at Animal Fair's 9th Annual Howloween Costume Party, which benefited the Humane Society of New York.

So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy


Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

The Preservation Elite Meet: At a Party Downtown, for a Good Cause

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

Now that the former IRT Powerhouse on the Hudson is threatened with demolition, the Hudson River Powerhouse Group, led by Jimmy Finn and Paul Kelterborn, has emerged to save it.

Chile Outraged Over Giant Pope Statue

globalpost.com | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


SANTIAGO, Chile -- The neighbors couldn't help but notice the huge head of Pope John Paul II rising out of the sculptor's workshop next door. Hidde...

Pope Brings Anglicans Into The Fold

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism – a surprise move desig...

Pope Calls For Action On World Hunger

AP | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


ROME — The world must take "determined and effective" action against hunger after the global economic crisis pushed the ranks of the undernouris...

"Sell The Vatican Save The World": Sarah Silverman's Campaign To End Hunger (VIDEO)

Posted 10.11.2009 | Comedy


We're pretty sure offering the Pope "pussy" is inappropriate, but doing it in the name of solving world hunger seems a little less crazy. Sarah Silver...

Lisa Birnbach, Assassin

Lisa Birnbach | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media


Lisa Birnbach

The invitation said, "Archery Tournament. Bring a photo of your most hated enemy. I will supply bows, arrows, feasting, and vodka." Our cohort had vendettas against Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Paris Hilton, the Pope, Octomom and Dick Cheney.

Pope Praises Obama, Meets New US Envoy

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI pledged on Friday that the U.S. Catholic church will keep working to shape American consciences on ethical ques...

Pope's Cast Removed From Broken Wrist

AP | Posted 09.21.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Doctors on Friday removed Pope Benedict XVI's cast five weeks after he broke his right wrist in a fall and said they were pleased...

RU-486 Abortion Drug To Be Allowed In Italy Despite Vatican's Protests

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


ROME — Italy has approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican, which warned of ...

Pope: My 'Guardian Angel' Let Me Down

AP | Posted 08.29.2009 | World


LES COMBES, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that his guardian angel was clearly acting "on superior orders" when he let the pontiff fal...

The Church and the Employee Free Choice Act

Stewart Acuff | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Stewart Acuff

I'm neither a Roman Catholic scholar nor a Biblical scholar, but I can read, and the Pope's language is crisp and clear: restrain the greed of the markets; protect workers; pass the EFCA.

Pope Breaks Wrist, Has Surgery

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and LUCA BRUNO | Posted 08.17.2009 | World


AOSTA, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI waved reassuringly to well-wishers outside a hospital Friday where he underwent surgery to set a fractured righ...

Obama Arrives At Vatican For Pope Benedict Meeting

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON and BEN FELLER | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack ...

Pope presses Obama on abortion, stem cells

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON and BEN FELLER | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack ...

Obama, Pope To Meet Today In Italy

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


L'AQUILA, Italy — Lasting worldwide recovery "is still a ways off," President Barack Obama declared Friday, but he also said at the conclusion o...

Pope Replaces Cardinal Involved In Holocaust Controversy

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday replaced the cardinal responsible for lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop as...

Pope: Greed Has "Wreaked Havoc" On Global Economy

BBC | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


The Pope has called for reform of the United Nations and financial bodies, giving them the "real teeth" needed to tackle economic and social injustice...

Pope On Economy: World Needs New Financial Order

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI called Tuesday for a new world financial order guided by ethics and the search for the common good, denouncing ...

Vatican Radio To Air Paid Advertisements For First Time In 80-Year History

BBC | Duncan Kennedy | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


Vatican Radio - the voice of the Roman Catholic Church - is starting to air advertisements for the first time in the station's nearly 80-year history....

Obama, Pope To Meet In Italy

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 07.25.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and President Barack Obama will meet on July 10, a much-anticipated Vatican audience with a president under att...