- Pope asks Catholic Church not to alienate kids of gay or divorced parents—"'We must be careful not to administer a vaccine against faith to them,' said the pontiff." Salon
- Francis sacks four cardinals on Vatican Bank commission – 11 months into their five-year term
- Pope Francis Restricts 'Monsignor' Title To Encourage Humility In Priests
- Pope Francis looks past Europe, U.S., for new cardinals
- Pope Francis encourages breastfeeding in Sistine Chapel
- Pope Francis Is Auctioning His Harley for Charity
- For the first time ever, Vatican answers questions about priest sex abuse in public at length
- Pope Benedict defrocked nearly 400 priests for molesting kids
- Oklahoma pastor arrested in Philippines on child molestation charges
- Lebanon Loses 78000 Books To Terrorism: Tripoli’s "Al Sa'eh" Library Burned
- Islamists kill young Catholic who complained about anti-Christian violence
- Afghan atheist granted UK asylum—"Home Office's acceptance of atheism as grounds for protection could set significant precedent."
- Mali arrests Islamist judge who ordered amputations and stonings
- Saudi religious cops tell women not to use swings
- York University professor who refused student's request to be separated from female classmates broke 'obligation to accommodate': officials
- Teen felt 'degraded' after teacher backed aikido student's request to avoid touching females on religious grounds
- How people in Muslim countries prefer women to dress in public
- Woman claims lawyers should have told her divorce would end her marriage
- The religious alternative to Obamacare
- Texas Public Schools Are Teaching Creationism—"An investigation into charter schools' dishonest and unconstitutional science, history, and 'values' lessons."
- Elder Pastitsios satire: Greek blogger sentenced to 10-month prison for insulting religion
- Utah's gay marriages are valid, feds say—And, according to the state, married couples can file joint taxes.
- U.S. District Judge Rules Oklahoma Ban on Marriage Equality Unconstitutional—"His ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not occur immediately in the Sooner State."
- Yes, Being Against Marriage Equality Means You're Against Gays
- The case for gay marriage is made in the freedom of religion
- Sean P. Means: At Sundance, 'Case Against 8' points the way for Utah's same-sex couples—"When filmmakers Ben Cotner and Ryan White were making 'The Case Against 8,' and when the Sundance Film Festival programmers picked it for the U.S. Documentary competition, neither group could have known that the film would become so timely — especially for its Utah audiences."
- Eighty percent of congregation quits after Indiana church forces out gay choir director
- Ratings Plummet For 'Duck Dynasty' Season Premiere After Star's Gay-Bashing Interview
- Juan Pablo Galavis Says There Shouldn't Be a Gay Bachelor—"Can you really say 'I don't think it's a good example for kids' and still 'respect' gay people?" He's not ducking around.
- Italian IOC official accuses US of 'absurdly' politicizing Olympics by sending gay athletes
- Putin: Gay people will be safe at Olympics if they 'leave kids alone'
- Russia's 'anti-gay' law pushes gay community into shadows
- McAuliffe signs executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBT state workers
- Republican gay rights campaigner announces he's quitting the GOP—"Co-founder of political campaign group GOProud says he's fed up with the 'tolerance of bigotry' in Republican party."
- Okla. Rep. Sally Kern: 'Homosexuality is not a civil right, it's a human wrong'
- Dave Agema: Russian anti-gay propaganda law is 'common sense'
- New law in Nigeria bans gay meetings
- Uganda Among World's Top Gay Porn Consumers—So far the president isn't signing the bill.
- Australia: Victoria to expunge criminal records of men convicted over gay sex
- Transgender teenager faces criminal charges after defending herself against bullies Salon
- Laverne Cox flawlessly shuts down Katie Couric's invasive questions about transgender people Salon
- Trans Woman Dares Bible-Quoting Councilman to Stone Her to Death—"A Shreveport, La., City Council member Tuesday withdrew a bill that would repeal the city's recently passed antidiscrimination ordinance following backlash from residents, including one woman willing to call his bluff."
