- Pope Francis: his life is in danger from 'ndrangheta, warns anti-mafia judge
- How Strong Is Pope Francis?—"On Wednesday, Pope Francis kissed a pilgrim whose skin was covered with hundreds, maybe thousands, of tumors. The image was electrifying. But it took on more significance as a stage in what many people are hoping is Francis's own pilgrimage."
- Conservative U.S. Catholics Feel Left Out of the Pope's Embrace—"Conservative Catholics say Pope Francis' recent comments about abortion and gay marriage are muddying doctrine to appeal to the broadest possible audience." NYT
- Sarah Palin 'Surprised' By Pope Francis' 'Liberal' Sounding Statements—Surprised anyone's still listening to her drivel.
- Why even atheists should be praying for Pope Francis
- UK: Islamic converts threaten to kill non-believers in vigilant patrol—Extremists have no place in civilized society. Moderate voices' silence is ineffectual.
- Young Nebraska Muslim accused of using a crowbar to attack his sister – because she's a lesbian
- Anti-abortion extremists urge kidnapping of women on way to clinic
- 'Muslim Brotherhood' protesters storm London university lecture on Egypt
- Flipside: Iran to ban morality police from targeting women—"President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the country's morality police to stop arresting women considered to be in defiance of a strict dress code."
- Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution—"The Church of England is to apologise to Charles Darwin for its initial rejection of his theories, nearly 150 years after he published his most famous work."
- Creation Museum Denied Membership By San Diego Museum Council
- Creationists' Last Stand at the State Board of Education—"Will anti-evolutionists be able to adapt and survive in a new textbook market?"
- Joel Osteen Tweets Inspirational Message: Don't Rub it In, Rub it Out!
- High school brings in Christian misogynist to lecture students about dating, students shut him down—"Texas students didn't take too kindly to a 'dating expert' who believes "dateable girls know how to shut up.'" Salon
- Louie Gohmert Cites Bible As Foreign Policy Guide On Israel: 'The Bible Is Accurate'—Crazy and dangerous.
- Methodist pastor faces trial for son's gay wedding
- Illinois bishop plans gay-marriage exorcism
- Oklahoma rejects same-sex couples' tax forms
- Hawaii cop said he would rather die than enforce same-sex marriage—"The head of the Hawaii police union is one of thousands who oppose the state passing a same-sex marriage bill."
- ACLU criticizes Va. for blocking same-sex tax filing
- Same-sex weddings officially permitted in Vietnam
- Australia: Same-sex marriage bill defeated in NSW upper house
- House Republicans Want To Impeach Eric Holder For Refusing To Defend Unconstitutional Law
- Largest U.S. Muslim Organization Supports LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill
- Judge Rules Against 'Gay Conversion' Therapists, Upholds NJ Ban On Practice
- Online donations pour in for waitress who was refused a tip because she's gay
- The Time Boehner Wanted a Gay Man Fired for Supporting Gay Rights
- Washington DC: The Gayest Place in America?—"Gone is the closeted, often intolerant Washington; the capital is now perhaps the gayest place in the nation." NYT
- Boehner hosts meeting praising Russia's crackdown on gays
- Russian paper accused of 'gay propaganda' for reporting news
- Russia gay activists: IOC chief refused to meet
- EU rules that gay Africans are entitled to asylum—"A gay refugee from an African country where people are jailed for being a homosexual does qualify for asylum, the EU rules."
- Homosexuality illegal in 41 out of 53 Commonwealth countries – report Bernard Randall faces Uganda trial over stolen gay sex images
- German Babies Don't Need to Be Boys or Girls Anymore—"As of November 1, it's no longer legally necessary for babies born in Germany to be registered as male or female. Have the country's social policies caught up to this change?"
- Man defending his transgender girlfriend slashed by 350-pound man at Greenwich Village McDonald's
- Transgendered teen fights to be pictured in yearbook
- Calif. transgender law's opponents petition for repeal
- Why wasn't the Philippines better prepared for the typhoon? Corruption, shoddy buildings to blame
- Typhoon Hayian: Filipinos Fear Corruption Will Hurt Multimillion Dollar International Aid Effort
- Foreign donors for Yolanda victims told: Funds not safe from corrupt PH government
- Australia makes a bad start at Warsaw climate change meeting
- Climate change pledges: rich nations face fury over moves to renege—"Typhoon Haiyan raises fear over global warming threat as Philippines leads attack on eve of key talks."
- Cameron links typhoon Haiyan to climate change—"Prime minister seemingly endorses stance that global warming is creating more extreme weather patterns."
- Fox host: What the Philippines needs is 'more fossil fuels'—"Blaming natural disasters on climate change is just 'an excuse to not help people in poverty,' said Dana Perino. Salon
- A Climate-Change Victory—"If global warming is slowing, thank the Montreal Protocol."
- Indian train kills elephants crossing tracks—"Seven elephants, including two calves, die after train hits herd in West Bengal forest, the worst such crash in recent memory. ... [R]ailway authorities have ignored requests... to have trains reduce their speeds inside the elephant corridor."
- Forest change mapped by Google Earth—"It charts the story of the world's tree canopies from 2000 to 2012, based on 650,000 satellite images by Landsat 7. In that time, the Earth lost a combined 'forest' the size of Mongolia, enough trees to cover the UK six times."
- Live big cats and hippo teeth among UK border seizures
- British Paratroopers Will Help Train Kenyan Rangers To Fight Off Illegal Elephant Poachers
- TV presenter causes outrage after posing with lion she killed—"An American television presenter has prompted outrage by boasting online that she had killed a lion in South Africa."
