Italian magazine claims NSA spied on the Pope, Other Vatican Officials

An Italian magazine is claiming that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped on Vatican phone calls when the successor of Pope Benedict,

Bishop Of Bling

Luxurious Home Renovation Gets German Bishop Suspended, Dubbed “Bishop of Bling”

The newly dubbed "Bishop of Bling," Limburg's Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, exits his vintage BMW convertible. Tebartz-van Elst has been suspended for commissioning a $42

Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Pope Francis and Xi Jinping’s Standpoints on Religion and Money

Pope Francis and the Chinese Communist Party rulers of China who are close to Chinese president Xi Jinping, both criticize the abandonment of moral

Pope Frances Calls Out Catholic Church

Pope Francis calls out Catholic Church for Focus on Gay Marriage, Abortion and Contraception Issues

Pope Francis, elected in March, called out the Catholic Church's focus on Gay Marriage, Abortion and Contraception Issues, saying, "The teaching of the church,

Priestly Celibacy

Vatican Could Be Open To A New Policy Regarding Priestly Celibacy

Secretary of State of the Vatican Archbishop Pietro Parolin says Pope Francis should change the Catholic policy on celibacy. Some rather surprising remarks were

Pope Francis

Pope Francis Condemns the Use of Chemical Weapons on Twitter

With utmost firmness I condemn the use of chemical weapons.— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 3, 2013 While Twitter is a popular medium for linking

Pope Francis

On the issue of Pope Francis and heresy

The Catholic Church time and again has proven controversial for varying reasons. Recently elected Pope Francis is the center of a recent controversial issue;