- Conclave 2.0: Top 10 reasons why this version is different
- Sullivan: Benedict's Farewell
- Benedict XVI: 10 things about the Pope's retirement
- Conclave start seen delayed as Vatican muzzles cardinals
- Fake bishop sneaks into pre-conclave meeting at Vatican
- Sex abuse victims list 'dirty dozen' papal candidates—It's pretty telling that only two are "untainted by sex abuse scandals."
- Cardinal Keith O'Brien: how Britain's Catholic leader fell from grace—After years of denials and cover-ups, why should anyone trust him?
- Catholic Church in Scotland 'knew of 20 child sex abuse allegations'—"The BBC has seen evidence that bishops in the Catholic Church in Scotland knew of 20 allegations of child sex abuse by priests between 1985 and 1995."
- Dutch Catholic girls abused at home, in church—"A commission investigating abuse of children linked to Dutch Roman Catholic institutions says girls were sexually abused by members of the clergy in their homes and in church, while they suffered physical abuse and intimidation at the hands of nuns at homes for young women."
- Higher Authorities—"What is distinctive about child abuse in the Catholic Church is not its existence, or even its coverup. What is distinctive is that Catholic officials can find a higher purpose in shielding abusers, and a spiritually rewarding humility in enduring criticism of their conduct."
- The Breach of Security That Revealed the Secret World of the Vatican
- Results of 'Vatileaks' Probe For 'Pope's Eyes Only'
- Vatican admits secretly bugging its own clergy—"The Vatican admitted... that it had secretly bugged clergy within the Holy See as part of the investigation into the Vatileaks scandal, which resulted in the Pope's butler being imprisoned for stealing confidential pontifical documents."
- Exposing Vatican secrets a 'dangerous' mission, says Vatileaks journalist—No surprise that he didn't get accreditation to cover the conclave.
- Popes and demons: Mysterious Vatican bank poses problem for new pontiff
- The Last Time a Pope Resigned, Mass Media Was Called ... Mass
- Vatican gets eternal life: Puts its entire library online
- Blast from the Past: A moral theologian looks back at Vatican II
- Richard Land, Evangelical Leader, Says Anti-Gay Advocates Being 'Ostracized' Like KKK
- Kings Mountain pastor not guilty of prostitution charge—"Feemster was arrested after Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said he asked an undercover male officer for sex Oct. 26 at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport overlook."
- As cardinals gather to elect Pope, Catholic officials break into a sweat over news that priests share €23m building with huge gay sauna
- Bill Clinton: It's time to overturn DOMA—"When I signed the bill, I included a statement with the admonition that 'enactment of this legislation should not, despite the fierce and at times divisive rhetoric surrounding it, be understood to provide an excuse for discrimination.' Reading those words today, I know now that, even worse than providing an excuse for discrimination, the law is itself discriminatory. It should be overturned."
- Obama's Exquisite Balance On Marriage
- Good News of the Day: Gay Marriage in California
- Illinois GOP Gay Marriage Backers Could Lose Their Jobs After Party Anger Flares Over Equality Stance
- Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: Same-sex marriage support "a business issue"—"It's a civil-rights issue, but it's also a business issue."
- Carly Rae Jespen refuses to play Boy Scout Jamboree over anti-gay policy
- Former Sen. Larry Craig Argues His Bathroom Antics Were Part Of His Work—"If you recall, Craig, a Republican from Idaho, was arrested during a sting at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Craig used a bathroom there during a layover, when an undercover officer said Craig sexually solicited him by tapping his foot."
- Queen Elizabeth excludes gays, trans from "non-discrimination" charter—"There have been a number of breathless articles about how the Queen of England today 'embraced' gay rights. Don’t believe it."
- Lech Walesa accused of hate speech after gay rights criticism—"Poland's first democratic-era president said he believed gay people had no right to sit on front benches in parliament."
- Mexican Supreme Court Rules Anti-Gay Expressions Like 'Maricon' are Not Protected Under Freedom of Expression
