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Vatican Set For First Ever Canonization Of Two Popes, With Two Popes Attending

· Saturday, April 26, 2014 · 28 comments

On Sunday, it’s the Day Of Four Popes.

Sinead O’Connor and the Pope

· Monday, April 26, 2010 · 15 comments

Tim Russert Dies of Heart Attack

· Friday, June 13, 2008 · 4 comments

Pope Benedict Our German Shepherd

· Wednesday, April 16, 2008 · 6 comments

More TV Politics in Venezuela

· Tuesday, May 29, 2007 · 1 comment

Khalid Sheik Mohammed Confesses . . . to Everything

· Thursday, March 15, 2007 · 39 comments

Is the Pope Catholic?

· Friday, September 15, 2006 · 2 comments

Mehmet Ali Agca, Man Who Shot Pope, to Be Freed

· Sunday, January 8, 2006 · 1 comment

They’re GREAT!

· Saturday, October 15, 2005 · 5 comments

Benedict Keeps John Paul II’s Staff

· Thursday, April 21, 2005 · 1 comment

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Becomes Pope Benedict XVI

· Tuesday, April 19, 2005 · 20 comments

A New Pope Has Been Chosen

· Tuesday, April 19, 2005 · 5 comments

Papal Candidates: Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, Brazil

· Thursday, April 14, 2005 · 2 comments

Vatican Begins Anti-surveillance Operation

· Wednesday, April 13, 2005 · 3 comments

Catholic Church Facing Financial Crisis

· Tuesday, April 12, 2005 · 5 comments

Cardinals Lobby for Swift Sainthood for John Paul II

· Tuesday, April 12, 2005 · 6 comments

Betting on a New Pope

· Tuesday, April 12, 2005 · 2 comments

Papal Candidates: Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Belgium

· Monday, April 11, 2005 · 3 comments

Scottish Soccer Fans Jeer Pope

· Sunday, April 10, 2005 · 5 comments

Pope John Paul II Funeral

· Friday, April 8, 2005 · No comments

Israel, Mideast Foes in Historic Handshake at Vatican

· Friday, April 8, 2005 · 4 comments

Toynbee: Pope Killed Millions

· Friday, April 8, 2005 · 8 comments

Criminal Cardinal Participates in Pope Funeral Rites

· Friday, April 8, 2005 · 4 comments

Funeral Controversy Reignites Carter-Bush Feud

· Friday, April 8, 2005 · 13 comments

Papal Candidates: Cardinal Dario Castrillón Hoyos, Colombia

· Thursday, April 7, 2005 · 2 comments

Pope John Paul II Comic Book

· Thursday, April 7, 2005 · 1 comment

Reuters is abuzz with news that Colombia is publishing a Pope John Paul II comic book. I’d point out that Marvel already did this–in 1983.

Pope Considered Resignation, According to Will

· Thursday, April 7, 2005 · No comments

Italian Police Turning Back Pope Mourners

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · No comments

Santorum and Kennedy to Attend Pope Funeral

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · 20 comments

Papal Candidates: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentina

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · 12 comments

In Praise Of The Quickie

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · 1 comment

How the Pope ‘Defeated Communism’

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · 1 comment

Cardinals Set April 18 for Papal Conclave

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · 4 comments

Carter Snubbed for Pope Funeral

· Wednesday, April 6, 2005 · 41 comments

Papal Candidates: Cardinal Francis Arinze, Nigeria

· Tuesday, April 5, 2005 · 21 comments

Bush, Bush Sr. and Clinton to Attend Pope Funeral

· Tuesday, April 5, 2005 · 9 comments

Papal Candidates: An Overview

· Monday, April 4, 2005 · 12 comments

Poll: U.S. Catholics Want to Be Episcopalians

· Monday, April 4, 2005 · 18 comments

Causes of the Collapse of the USSR

· Monday, April 4, 2005 · 12 comments

Pope John Paul II and the Media Coverage

· Sunday, April 3, 2005 · 4 comments

The Pope and Communism, Part II

· Sunday, April 3, 2005 · 12 comments

The Tarnished Legacy of John Paul II

· Sunday, April 3, 2005 · 14 comments

Applause in Italy

· Saturday, April 2, 2005 · No comments

A Catholic Saying

· Saturday, April 2, 2005 · 1 comment

Pope John Paul II Dead At 84

· Saturday, April 2, 2005 · 5 comments

The Pope and Communism

· Saturday, April 2, 2005 · 21 comments

How the Catholic Church Verifies the Pope’s Death

· Friday, April 1, 2005 · 3 comments

Drudge: Pope Dies

· Friday, April 1, 2005 · 5 comments

John Paul II: A Life Well Lived

· Friday, April 1, 2005 · 3 comments

Pope Has Lost Consciousness

· Friday, April 1, 2005 · 2 comments

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