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Vatican hands over evidence in Emanuela Orlandi case — 40 years after 15-year-old vanished
The move regarding missing 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi marks the first time the Vatican has publicly handed over documents to Italian authorities.
Pope Francis slams 'offensive and baseless' insinuations about John Paul II and missing girl
Days earlier, the Vatican's media apparatus had described as “slanderous” an audiotape from a purported Roman mobster who insinuated that John Paul would go out looking for underage girls to molest.
Gentle seeker of peace: Meeting the man who became Pope Benedict
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the keynote speaker at a Vatican conference on the traditional Latin Mass in October 1998, seven years before he would become Pope Benedict XVI.
A new generation of Catholics discovers Latin Mass, 60 years after Vatican II
Of the 17,000 Catholic parishes in the United States, 592 of them perform the Latin Mass — including at least six in New York City and four (including Most Precious Blood) in...
Pelosi calls 'politicizing' abortion issue a 'uniquely American' trait
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her pro-choice beliefs on Thursday, telling reporters that the politicization of abortion rights across the US is “something uniquely American.”
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican power who dismissed sexual abuse, dies
Sodano, who had been ill for some time and died on Friday night, was secretary of state under two popes -- John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
Team Biden's non-response and other commentary
Border watch: Team Biden’s Non-Response Despite arrests at the US-Mexico border reaching a 21-year high, Team Biden “continues to do virtually nothing about it,” notes Jonathan Tobin at Newsweek. It’s...
Sinéad O'Connor explains why she ripped up photo of the pope on 'SNL'
After years of speculation, the Irish-English musician has finally revealed her rationale behind the infamous incident in which she destroyed a photo of the pope on "SNL."
Pope Francis vows to 'uproot evil' in church after explosive report
Pope Francis vowed to "uproot evil" in the church after an explosive report detailed its mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
Open letter to a protester and other commentary
Police officer: Open Letter to a Protester At The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore County Police Officer Seth Templeton writes what he’d tell an anti-cop activist if he sat down with one....
Trump, first lady visit DC's shrine to Pope John Paul II
President Trump and the first lady visited the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Northeast Washington, DC, Tuesday, a day after Trump appeared at looting-damaged St. John’s Episcopal Church....
Unmasking the unmaskers and other commentary
Legal beat: Unmasking the Unmaskers Ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn didn’t commit a crime — but whoever “leaked the classified details of his conversations with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak” did,...
No health-care fixes are free and other commentary
Health economist: Health-Care Fix Won’t Be Free The cost of health care has been a topic “particularly susceptible to silver-bullet thinking” in the Democratic primaries, observes Carrie Colla at The...
Photographer shares the secrets behind these iconic shots
George Kalinsky was just a plucky art school grad with a camera slung over his shoulder when, in late 1965, he snuck into Muhammad Ali’s gym in Miami, snapped some...
Arrogant ignorance: a plague across the political spectrum
During President Trump’s speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, he memorialized Pope John Paul II’s momentous 1979 visit to the city. For many historians, the Polish-born pope’s Mass in Victory...
Pope John Paul II letters reveal intimate relationship with married woman
Pope John Paul II had an emotionally intimate "affair" with a married Polish-American philosopher, according to a treasure trove of just-unearthed personal letters. The National Library of Poland has pictures...
Emilio Estefan's bathroom encounter with Pope John Paul II
Emilio Estefan — the husband of singer Gloria Estefan — once walked in on Pope John Paul II in the bathroom at the Vatican.
Staten Island man recalls bungled Pope John Paul II intro
He was a high-school senior who had been handed the chance of a lifetime — introducing Pope John Paul II at the 1979 youth rally in Madison Square Garden. But...
Little girl who met John Paul II now thrilled to meet Pope Francis
Geralyn Smith was a shy 6-year-old when she shared a miraculous moment with Pope John Paul II, who plucked her from an electrified Madison Square Garden crowd in 1979. An...
John Paul II gunman lays flowers at Vatican tomb
VATICAN CITY — The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican officials said....