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Mitt Romney's Mormon detour: Romney, whose religion may have hurt his chances at the Republican nomination, discreetly mourns his church's president and "prophet" at a Utah funeral as his own campaign's vital signs ebb.; By Mike Madden Feb 3, 2008
Plan B, RU-486 -- same difference, right?: That's what Reuters makes it seem like.; Catherine Price Oct 30, 2007
What would Jesus do (about globalization)?: Pope Benedict XVI has some opinions on the global economy.; Andrew Leonard Jun 27, 2007
Catholics for condoms: The Roman Catholic Church comes one step closer to loosening its prohibition on condom use.; Page Rockwell Nov 27, 2006
I am your elder: It's time the powers-that-be took my advice: No more papal Muslim-bashing, no apologies for American cars and a lot more action in Washington.; By Garrison Keillor Sep 20, 2006
Benedict's first big challenge: Cardinal Ratzinger led the Catholic Church's efforts to quell Latin America's liberation theology movement in the 1980s. Now that he's pontiff, will he soften his stance?; By Mary Jo McConahay Apr 20, 2005
Whitewashing the pope: The media's obsessive coverage of the pope's death does not include a discussion of the tragic failures of his reign.; By Arianna Huffington Apr 14, 2005
The bully pope: John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church as an autocrat, and those who crossed him often suffered greatly for it.; By Colman McCarthy Apr 8, 2005
Cashing in on the Pope's funeral?: This week marks an unprecedented display of ceremony by President Bush and other U.S. politicians in Rome. Good faith, or good politics?; Mark Follman Apr 7, 2005
Why I can't mourn the pope: Dying of cancer, my mother was driven away from the church she loved by its doctrinal rigidity. That I can't forgive.; By Joan Walsh Apr 5, 2005
Debate over the soul of the church: As the cardinals begin their deliberations, they are likely to consider a black or tan pope, but not a progressive one.; By John Hooper and Stephen Bates Apr 4, 2005
A divider, not a uniter: The charismatic Pope John Paul II chose not to engage all Catholics, and so leaves a tragic legacy of missed opportunity that has ultimately damaged the church.; By Frances Kissling Apr 4, 2005
All pope, all the time: With the media's pope marathon in full swing, the White House might want to release any bits of bad news.; Eric Boehlert Apr 4, 2005
Pope John Paul II's mixed legacy: Catholic scholar Mary Segers discusses Pope John Paul II's important role in Eastern Europe, failure to acknowledge women's independence, and belief that real Christianity thrived only in poor countries.; By Julia Scott Apr 2, 2005
Compassionate conservative: John Paul II has been appropriated by the American right. But his "culture of life" was not the same as theirs.; By Amy Sullivan Apr 2, 2005
The accidental pilgrim: Bush stumbles to Rome in search of Catholic votes -- but the pope may give him a much-needed lecture instead.; By Norman Birnbaum Jun 3, 2004
The Fix: Madonna hurls grenades at Bush, Meg Ryan bares all, and Richard Gere to open a spa? Plus: Hugh Grant is looking for someone to "breed" with!; By Karen Croft Mar 31, 2003
See no evil: By utterly failing to address the church's sex abuse scandal this week in Rome, the Catholic aristocracy demonstrated its complete irrelevance.; By Eugene Cullen Kennedy Apr 26, 2002
Crime family: In a passel of 10 kids, one learns the fine points of foraging, opportunism and guile.; By Paul Donnelly May 4, 2001
Mourning the loss of Cardinal O'Connor: America's most powerful Catholic was a tough guy, and he was wise to the ways of politics and human beings.; By Stanley Crouch May 10, 2000
Hunger strike in Jericho: Fighting Yasser Arafat and a rival branch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Sister Maria Stephanopoulos hopes the pope will help in one of the many religious turf wars in the holy lands.; By Abigail Beshkin and Rob Mank Mar 24, 2000
Pilgrimage and public relations: Pope John Paul's historic visit to Israel is supposed to spread a message of peace, but Israeli and Palestinian spinmeisters are standing by to read in support of their causes.; By Flore de Preneuf Mar 22, 2000
Poland moves to ban skin flicks and magazines: Parliament approves the conservative bill.; By J.A. Getzlaff Mar 17, 2000
Sometimes sorry isn't good enough: The pope's vague act of contrition does nothing to address the Vatican's pro-war policies.; By Colman McCarthy Mar 15, 2000
Y2K: The Vatican fix: An open letter to the Holy See offers a simple, levelheaded solution for saving civilization from collapse.; By Eugene Finerman Dec 13, 1999

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