On Wednesday, German bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, aka the "bishop of bling" was temporarily expelled from the Pope's diocese pending the result of a church inquiry into his...
Thousands of medals have been recalled by the Vatican after it was discovered that "Jesus" had been spelled "Lesus".
The medals--more than 6,000 in all--were minted to commemor...
Eugenio Scalfari, a self-described "non-believer”, co-founder and former editor of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, asked in two letters some theological questions for P...
When one thinks about global trendsetters, perhaps one of the last countries to make the list would be Uruguay. However, the small South American country (whose economy centers aro...
The Catholic church at large has a very rocky relationship when it comes to LGBTQAI+ issues; most everyone is familiar with some variety of priest joke, and most of those same peop...
History has been made now that Pope Benedict XVI has named the first-ever Native American Saint.
Kateri Tekakwitha, of the Mohawk tribe, is said to have devoted her life to God...
Pope Benedict XVI's former butler has been ordered by the Vatican to stand trial over a whistle-blowing scandal that has been simmering since May. Paolo Gabriele was arrested on M...
Okay, okay - that second part isn't true.
However, if you did put the brakes on your dedicated Twittering for Lent, you may miss out on some sweet Catholic action: the Vatican w...
Pope Benedict XVI has been the Holy See for almost five years, and during that time, he (and the Catholic church along with him) has become more and more involved in social medi...