- Pope Francis removes former La Crosse Bishop Raymond Burke —"Pope Francis on Monday removed two American-born cardinals — including former La Crosse Bishop Raymond Burke — from the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops, meaning the ultraconservative prelate will lose his influential role in the appointment of bishops in the United States." Journal Sentinel
- Pope Francis To Vatican Bureaucrats: No More Gossip, Squabbling
- Pope Francis' Vatican reforms may prompt curial pushback
- How Pope Francis has changed Catholics and the church
- The Vatican radical: James Carroll on Pope Francis
- Pope celebrates birthday with four homeless men (and one cute dog)
- The Advocate names Pope Francis its person of the year Salon
- 'Jesus the Homeless' sculpture may find home in Rome—Pope Francis blesses a sculpture rejected by cathedrals in New York and Toronto.
- Fundamentalist: When founders said 'religion,' they meant Christianity—Politifact says: "Pants on fire"
- Troops complain about Nativity scene at Guantanamo WaPo
- Controversial preacher Harold Camping dies at 92—He of the May 2011 rapture debacle.
- Pentecostal pastors in Africa push prayer, not drugs, for people with HIV WaPo
- Two guilty of Lee Rigby murder—The evil these extremists do.
- NY State Senator Says Times Square Atheist Billboard is Religious Persecution Like the Kind That Led to the Holocaust
- Last Night, the 'Keep Saturn in Saturnalia' Billboard Was Nearly Set on Fire
- Atheist Group's 'Flying Spaghetti Monster' Displayed In Wisconsin Capitol—Ramen.
- New Mexico Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage—Makes it 17.
- Federal judge strikes down Utah ban on same-sex marriage—And, for now, 18. Ironic for the conservative state that bankrolled California's Prop 8.
- Fort Bragg chapel holds first same-sex ceremony
- US pastor expelled over gay wedding offered job in another church
- The history of same-sex marriage in the US, 1970 to now Boston Globe
- Former Bush Official Devised Plan To 'Ship Out' Gay Staff, IG Report Finds
- Apple CEO Tim Cook Gives Remarkable Speech on Gay Rights, Racism
- Boy Scouts lose support from donor Lockheed Martin over anti-gay policy—"After reviewing philanthropy standards, aerospace giant will cease funding the Boy Scouts due to its ban on gay adult leaders."
- Students protest after gay vice principal asked to resign—"Students and staff at Eastside Catholic School were protesting Thursday morning after discovering their vice principal was asked to resign because he married his male partner, the Seattle Times reported."
- Ugandan MPs pass life in jail anti-homosexual law
- Supreme Court rules homosexuality is a crime. Archbishop of Mumbai: Gays are not criminals
- Meet America's first openly gay Imam
- Sochi Olympics: Gay athletes to join US delegation
- Brian Boitano announces he's gay before trip to Sochi—So that's what he'd do.
- Caitlin Cahow: Sending gay athletes to Sochi Games a "huge moment" for the U.S.
- 'Duck Dynasty': Phil Robertson Suspended Indefinitely Following Anti-Gay Remarks
- Cracker Barrel pulls select 'Duck Dynasty' items
- Duck Dynasty Has Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom From Criticism
- Jon Stewart defends "Duck Dynasty" star's right to free speech—Stewart instead mocked Fox News for its hypocritical campaign to counter a 'War on Christmas.'" Salon
- Blast from the Past: Duck Dynasty’s Robertson men as younger, clean-shaven athletes
