pope Pope delivers a literal slap on the wrist, and he's sorry David Pescovitz

religion Project leveraging AI to scan and translate Vatican texts dating back to the 8th century Seamus Bellamy

religion Vatican: More trained exorcists needed to fight the demonic Seamus Bellamy

Sex After priest/child rape scandal, Australian Archbishop says he'll ask the Pope to allow priests to have sex Cory Doctorow

religion Priest built LEGO model of Vatican David Pescovitz

Food Pope: God says sex and food are A-OK David Pescovitz

security CIA secretly owned world's top encryption supplier, read enemy and ally messages for decades Xeni Jardin

Jesus Merry Christmas, someone stole Jesus's foreskin Thom Dunn

History The devastating 200-year-old tradition of running along a greasy pole in Malta John Struan

tabloids Nipple clamps, squeezed breasts, and a Royal rude awakening, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids How Mafia Killed the Pope, Meghan & Harry quit the Royal Family, and the Obamas divorce, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets The Vatican's new electronic rosary is activated by activated by making the sign of the cross John Struan

climate change Errol Morris and Bob Odenkirk team up to "capture the absurdity and the desperation" of climate change Mark Frauenfelder

religion Pope urges barbers and hair stylists not to gossip David Pescovitz

fake news Mueller snubbed, Harry and Meghan exiled, and suicidal airline pilots in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

security Letterlocking: the long-lost art of using paper-folding to foil snoops Cory Doctorow