CATHOLICISM
Pope Warns Nuns Against Using Twitter, Nuns Tweet Back
In a statement, Pope Francis warned Catholic nuns against "wasting time" on Twitter, but social-media savvy sisters of the cloth insist that Jesus would have tweeted.
Is Tony Blair Going to Hell? We Asked a Catholic Priest
Will the former PM roast on Satan's spit for all eternity for starting a bad war in Iraq?
Pope Francis Thinks Catholics Owe the Gay Community an Apology
Francis has continually proved to be one of the more liberal popes the Vatican has seen in years.
The Strange Tradition Where People Dress Up As Demons and Jump over Babies
The annual tradition is supposed to relinquish the babies' sins and protect them from all kinds of ailments—especially hernias.
We Asked Millennial Priests How They're Courting the Least Religious Generation
Millennials are the least religious generation yet, but at the same time, there's a resurgence in millennials becoming priests.
Let's Be a Bit More Understanding About Divorce, Says Pope, but Not Gay Marriage or Abortion
The pope is getting lots of credit for calling on the Catholic church to be more modern about family life, but he still says divorce is evil, safe sex messages are narcisstic, and gay marriage is ungodly.
Crucifixion in the Philippines
In the Philippines, Good Friday is spent performing a very literal reenactment of the Bible.
Here's What the Royal Commission Into Sexual Abuse Has Learned About George Pell
Despite being the Archbishop of Sydney and moving paedophile priests around and living in the same house as a convicted paedophile priest, Cardinal Pell claims he knew nothing.
A BBQ Spot Is Serving Beaver to Bring in Customers on Lent
Brown is serving what he calls humanely trapped smoked beaver and he says sales have “almost doubled” over the past week.
How the Philippines's Strict Laws Have Driven Women to Seek Backstreet Abortions
In our new documentary 'Year of Mercy,' Jo Fuertes Knight investigates how strict new reproductive health laws are having fatal consequences in the Philippines.
What It's Like to Cook for the Pope
Chef Joe Ibarra, who runs a Brazilian steak restaurant in Mexico City, was asked to prepare Pope Francis's meals throughout the pontiff's stay in Mexico.
Pope Francis Touches Down in Mexico Today, But John Paul II Still Gets All the Love
In his first visit to the world's second most Catholic nation, the Pope will visit many troubled parts of the country.