Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI will resign

The announcement Monday was a surprise

Kera Bolonik Monday, Feb 11, 2013 11:28 AM UTC
News Catholic Church, Pope Benedict

So much for transparency. A German investigation into sex-abuse charges dating back decades hits a sizable snag

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jan 10, 2013 4:57 PM UTC
Life Catholic Church, Sex abuse

Catholic leaders in the U.S. and U.K. may keep on speaking out against gay marriage. But they can't fight progress

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:05 PM UTC 82
Life LGBT, Catholicism, Catholics

It was a busy year for the global hacktivist collective Anonymous SLIDE SHOW

Zachary Bell Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 7:39 AM UTC
News slideshow, Anonymous, Hacking

The Catholic leader says gays can't fight human nature — and we agree

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Dec 21, 2012 5:16 PM UTC 55
Life LGBT, Vatican, Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict XVI will tweet from the handle "Pontifex," which means "pope" and "bridge-builder" in Latin VIDEO

Nicole Winfield, AP Monday, Dec 3, 2012 3:54 PM UTC
News aol_on, Video, pope, Twitter

Its latest claim, that gay marriage causes polygamy, is as absurd as it is offensive. Where does it stop?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Nov 12, 2012 4:41 PM UTC 64
Life LGBT, Catholic Church, Vatican

Experts split on authenticity of Coptic parchment

Natasha Lennard Friday, Sep 28, 2012 3:25 PM UTC 14
News Catholicism, History