Staff / TruthdigApr 21, 2008
Former Roman Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo's campaign against poverty has won him the presidency of Paraguay, a country that has been ruled by the same conservative party for 61 years -- arguably longer than the run of any party in any other country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigApr 18, 2008
The pope came to the U.S. as a quiet but forceful critic of "an increasingly secular and materialistic culture." Almost any American who paid attention to his sermon Thursday had to be uncomfortable because all of us are shaped by the very forces he was criticizing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 18, 2008
In this "Daily Show" special feature, "Blessed Week Ever," Jon Stewart surveys the American media's scintillating coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's visit, from brilliant observations about the pope's "gentle" ways to the glory of his White House visit, and offers his own take on just what President Bush might have said upon first meeting the pontiff. Popemania! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass Thursday in a venue different from his customary surroundings, leading a service at the Washington Nationals baseball stadium on the latest stop of his American tour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 15, 2008
The pope is set to land Tuesday for a whirlwind visit to America, his first since assuming the mantle of the Roman Catholic Church. A spokesman has indicated that Benedict XVI will address the church's sex abuse scandal, a topic around which protests are expected. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 14, 2008
The "Real Time" host uses the recent raid on a polygamist compound to point a finger at the Vatican, which he calls "the Bear Sterns of organized pedophilia -- too big to fail." This wasn't one of Maher's more applauded closing numbers, but it's not one you should miss. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigMar 13, 2008
The women of New York had a champion in Eliot Spitzer. The good news in the wake of the governor's resignation is that his successor, David Paterson, and the state's activists are ready to keep up the fight. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigFeb 28, 2008
Just below the text there was a Google ad inviting me to take a quiz. "Christian? Jewish? Muslim? Atheist? See which Religion is Right for You." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2008
A short while into this Larry King interview with Michael Moore, the filmmaker explains why his Catholicism morally prohibits him from voting for Hillary Clinton, and why religion, whether Mitt Romney's or Tom Cruise's, should be off-limits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 25, 2007
During his midnight Christmas mass at the Vatican on Tuesday, Pope Benedict XVI paid special attention to what he called the "ill-treated world" and our "selfish and reckless exploitation" of energy. He's not just all talk: it turns out the Vatican bought carbon credits this holiday season to offset emissions. It's just a little present to the world from the biggest little city in Italy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 18, 2007
No offense to those Catholics who were heartened by the prospect of Pope John Paul II's image appearing in a commemorative bonfire in Poland last April, but the UK's Times Online has helpfully offered some other possibilities as to who else, besides the departed pontiff, may have materialized in that mystical blaze. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 11, 2007
In a move that strikes some as proprietary ecclesiastical politics, the Vatican released a statement Tuesday claiming that the Catholic Church is the only Christian organization eligible to use the term church to describe itself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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