The Vatican newspaper says the News of the World hacking scandal demonstrates the need for a “real code of ethics” in journalism.
Some Catholics wonder whether Cavaliere Rupert Murdoch, the tabloid’s erstwhile owner, should have his papal knighthood rescinded.
Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to picket Betty Ford’s funeral because she “loved to sit with tawdry reporters and blather about sex,” which, when you think about it, is kinda what they do.
Catholic militants in Northern Ireland wounded 22 police officers, hours before Protestant parades that mark 1690’s Battle of the Boyne and present an annual peacekeeping test.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order requiring the Obama Administration to clarify its position on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Following Illinois’ new civil unions law, state officials won’t renew foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities.
A N.Y. parish school refused a $50 donation from a politician because he voted in favor of same-sex marriage.
A Quebec priest pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 13 children at a Roman Catholic seminary and apologized for his crimes. A schismatic British bishop who says he doesn’t believe the Holocaust killed 6 million Jews was fined about $9,110 for incitement by a German court.
Cleveland’s Catholic bishop, who has publicly battled with parishioners over church closings, has asked a fellow bishop to visit Ohio and offer an “objective assessment” of his performance.
Rep. Paul Ryan, whose 2012 budget has been heavily criticized by Catholic progressives, defended his view of the church’s social teaching. Herman Cain’s gospel album has been found and duly posted on the InterWebs.
An Iowa Christian group has excised a statement suggesting that black children were better off during slavery from its “marriage pledge,” which two GOP presidential candidates have signed.
The family from “Sister Wives” plans to argue in federal court that states cannot punish polygamists for their “intimate conduct” so long as they are not breaking other laws.
It’s really tough to be a Jew these days, says the Forward, amid a veritable Bacon Boom in the U.S. One word, Jewish friends: Fakon. A smidge of the taste, none of the guilt.
The New York Post reports (so you know it might be true) that the vice president of the Long Island Board of Rabbis, allegedly made appointments with prostitutes – on the Sabbath no less.
“Since when are prostitutes kosher?” asked the rabbi’s estranged wife.
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Daniel Burke