Florida Florida man, er, priest did not want a church-goer to receive communion — so he bit her Carla Sinclair

halloween Czech priest apologizes after smashing pumpkins Thom Dunn

law Priest who sexually assaulted woman receives no jail time in plea deal Rob Beschizza

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

religion Vatican: More trained exorcists needed to fight the demonic Séamus Bellamy

politics Religious leaders block ICE detention center in Newark, dare officials to arrest them Ellsworth Toohey

politics Pope Francis dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

politics Pope Francis admits using homophobic Italian slur "frociaggine" Rob Beschizza

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

politics Pope Francis fires right-wing Texas bishop Rob Beschizza

russia Russia stops circulating new currency because church illustrated doesn't feature a cross, but neither does the real one David Pescovitz

queen Dolly Parton rocks on with Queen's 'We Are The Champions' for upcoming album Rusty Blazenhoff

archaeology Review: Uncovering the layers of history and politics in Andrew Lawler's "Under Jerusalem" Gareth Branwyn

anti-democracy in America Ron DeSantis' "Stop Woke" act is stopped by Florida judge: "Positively dystopian" Carla Sinclair

child abuse Pope John Paul II covered up church child abuse in Poland Rob Beschizza

Ancient Apocalpyse Archaeologist David Wengrow pushes back against Ancient Apocalypse—and urges us to consider the power of everyday people Jennifer Sandlin

events Lucha VaVoom, a glam slam wrestling show in downtown LA celebrates 20 years Lee Keeler