italy Italian ad with nuns eating potato chips as communion wafers called 'blasphemy' Rusty Blazenhoff

activism Nun chases and tackles activist during rowdy protest (video) David Pescovitz

nuns 80-year-old nun gets prison for stealing $835,000 from California elementary school Mark Frauenfelder

tabletop gaming Painting up actual nuns with guns Gareth Branwyn

kung fu The kung fu nuns of Kathmandu Andrea James

quarantine Spanish nuns playing basketball in quarantine Thom Dunn

politics Pope Francis dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

politics Taiwan marathon official regrets prizes depicting gold Chinese guns Rob Beschizza

live piercings, sex and blood 18 people hit with "severe nausea" after watching racy new feminist opera in Germany Carla Sinclair

News Pope forbids porn, admits priests and nuns watch it Mark Frauenfelder

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

california Cat missing in wildfire reunites with family after 6 years Rusty Blazenhoff

pride Backlash grows over Dodgers disinviting Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from Pride event Jennifer Sandlin

books Spirituality and Abolition, a new book from the Abolition Journal Elías Villoro

homophobia L.A. Dodgers disinvite famed drag troupe from Pride Night event to please conservatives Rob Beschizza

language A "skulk of foxes," a "superfluity of nuns," a "business of ferrets" and other weird collective nouns Gareth Branwyn

nunzillas Nunzilla sparks joy Popkin

fantasy Fantasy novels paired with appropriate RPGs Gareth Branwyn

abortion Catholic Priests used to perform abortions, and it was considered a lesser sin than fornication Thom Dunn

transparency The Catholic Church broke its promise to publish a list of "credibly accused" abuser priests, so Propublica did it for them Cory Doctorow