Indonesian Bishop Rejects Pope Francis’s Offer to Become Cardinal
Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur has declined Pope Francis’s appointment to become a cardinal, a highly unusual response to an honor of this type.
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New Cardinals Largely ‘LGBTQ-Positive’, Catholic Homosexual Group Says
A notorious “Catholic” pro-LGBT group has ranked the new batch of cardinals-elect named by Pope Francis as largely “LGBTQ-positive.”
Report: Field of Cardinal Contenders to Succeed Pope Francis ‘Surprisingly Thin’
A major Catholic news outlet has lamented the disturbingly shallow pool of serious papal contenders to replace Pope Francis when the moment for a conclave arises.
As Pope Makes New Cardinals, Rift Widens with Conservatives
Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals Saturday in the midst of an intensifying confrontation with conservative cardinals over perceived doctrinal ambiguities in the Pope’s teaching.
Top Louisville Basketball Recruit Says Campus Visit Was ‘Like I Was In A Strip Club’
A group of basketball recruits for the University of Louisville disclose that their visit to the college was more like an extended party—including sexual favors—than an assessment of an academic career.
CNN Struggles to Excite Interest in Democratic Debate
As the afternoon wore on at the Wynn Las Vegas, CNN tried desperately to hype the evening’s Democratic debate.
Pope Francis Ushers in Era of Vatican Austerity
The pontificate of Pope Francis with his emphasis on poverty has resulted in a new tone of austerity in Vatican circles, with clerics avoiding any show of ostentation in favor of a new sobriety in dress, transportation and manners. Francis
Three Strikes: Cardinals Admit Hacking Astros as Far Back as 2012
It looks like three strikes and you’re out for the St. Louis Cardinals. The franchise admitted that a third, earlier hack of Houston Astros proprietary information in 2012 preceded the 2013 and 2014 hacks already known to the public.
Report: Jealousy of Astros GM Inspired Computer Hack
The Justice Department allegedly knows not only the culprits in the hacking of Houston Astros computers, they know the motive, too.
Pope Francis Tells New Cardinals to Avoid Pride and Self-Interest
In his homily Saturday for the installation of the 20 new cardinals he has named, Pope Francis gave the prelates their marching orders, telling them to be magnanimous and respectful, and to avoid a series of vices including jealousy, pride and vanity.
Papal Commission Briefs Cardinals on Proposed Vatican Downsizing
Pope Francis’ reform of the Vatican departments, one of the priorities of his pontificate, seems to be nearing completion. The 165 Cardinals in Rome for meetings with Francis were briefed Thursday on a proposal to shrink the Vatican Curia, merging several existing departments into just two.
