The Roman Catholic Church

What's The Difference Between A Priest And A Pedophile?

Lady Bunny has the answer to that in her new, hilarious assortment of jokes (below), which she obviously filmed right in front of the Vatican. And she did so in a shmatte similar to what the new Pope will surely be wearing! (Though Bunny has way better hair.) Anyway, I suppose you'll want an answe ... More >>

My Choice For New Pope!

With Benedict taking off his gown and vacating, we need a new Pope pronto, and I just happen to have one: Carmelita Pope. "Who?" you heathens ask. She's the lady who became famous for Pam cooking spray commercials, gushing about how one squirt of Pam meant that eggs, oils, and all sorts of other ... More >>

We Need a Young, Sexy Pope With a Great Brand and Killer Social Media Presence

Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world today when he announced that he will be resigning from his post on February 28th. Speaking in Latin to a group of cardinals, he said, "Before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise. ... More >>

Did You Just See The Virgin Mary?

The Virgin Mary might live in a tree in West New York, New Jersey, some now claim. Today's New York Times has a report that religious pilgrims have been flocking to the site, "making the sign of the cross and weeping at the base of a Ginkgo biloba tree with a strange knot that they believe resembl ... More >>

Archbishop Dolan In Rome To Be Made Cardinal

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan has arrived in Rome, NY1 reported, after leaving from JFK International Airport last night. The flight was the first set in Dolan's journey to be elevated to cardinal. The New York Daily News caught Dolan as he was leaving his St. Patrick's residence yesterday eveni ... More >>

Mark Lombardi's World Conspiracy, Corruption, and Vatican Hit Men

Pierogi hosts an overview of the artist's career

Pope Unwittingly Blessed Gay Event!

​Oh yes, heathens. In 2010, Pope Benedict gave the divine OK to condom use in certain instances, and now it turns out he also granted a heartfelt blessing to a gay pride festival in Canada! He's clearly putting the Sodom back in Gomorrah.

Bronx Church Burglar Suspect Nabbed by Cops

​Police say they have arrested and charged a Bronx man on two burglary counts, and are investigating him as a suspect for a string of eight other similar burglaries at churches and parochial schools in the Bronx's 50th and 52nd precincts.

Pope Says Condoms Are Cool "In Certain Cases"

Jimmy Hat​Pope Benedict XVI writes in his new book, out Tuesday, that condoms can be used "in certain cases" like "to reduce the risk of [HIV] infection," according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Last year in Africa, the Pope told reporters that AIDS "cannot be overcome through the distributio ... More >>

Twenty Bucks Says the Pope Can't Even Type

​ The picture is via BuzzFeed (courtesy of Blogger Chen) because Pope Benedict XVI had a Vatican conference on culture, telling believers that new forms of communication "risk increasing a sense of solitude and disorientation." So don't have sex and definitely don't use condoms! This seems lik ... More >>

Vatican Declares Homer Simpson a "True Catholic"

​No, this is not the Onion. Apparently, the Pope isn't relatable enough these days. Instead, if you're seeking a Catholic role model, you should look to a beer-guzzling, doughnut-pounding, Ned-Flanders-torturing "everyman." Yes. L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's newspaper, has published an a ... More >>

Give Robyn Her Knock Back

A beloved pop star's Body Talk series withers away to treble

Jane Fonda, the ideal Barbarella

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 17, 1968, Vol. XIV, No. 1 Films by Andrew Sarris "BARBARELLA" is not nearly the disaster it had every intention of being. Somehow its comic strip conceits and Playboy-Bunny-in-Disneyland decor manage to sustain themselves for 1 ... More >>

Spanish Cinema, Then

433-minute War on Film comes to Lincoln Center

Horoscope

Outsider Art

Pier Paolo Pasolini made movies for and about the fringe. And he lived it.

The Anxiety of Influence

MOMA does its reputation—and utopian wealth of material—a grave disservice. Again.

The Year in Pop Culture Shame!

Bruising My Religion

Code Unknown

In the shadow of Da Vinci, Cannes '06's first great film: A visionary American comedy about the end of times

Louvre Story

Hanks and Howard turn bestselling Christian skullduggery into long-winded History Channel special

Pain and Juice

A grand tour of Brazilian pop that critiques sexism as it goes

Outing Cardinal Egan

A priest's lawsuit alleges the Catholic Church is hiding pedophile clergy—and offers a stunning reason why

Morning Report 4/20/05
Crust Almighty! Rome Delivers a Pope to Domino's

The Pope and the CIA

The Courting of Bill

Busting that GOP dream plot: shut out Hillary by appointing hubby to Supreme Court

Trial and Terror

The Vatican ponders whether the natives are real people too

Film

Saints and sinners: Humanist portrait of a holy nightmare

The Fetal Frontier

Pro-choice advocates wrestle with the uncomfortable

Horoscope

Feline Metal Band Delivers Metal Album, Like Many Metal Bands Before Them

Whack Drac

Dead and hating it: Atrocious accents and bad hair days in a Mummy-less monster mash

Italian Master Marco Bellocchio Raises His Fists to the System

Holiday Humbug

Yes, Virginia, there is a limit to Christmas pageantry

The Cheap Detective

Holiday Hunting in Bargain Bins

Gay Catholics Act Up

Confronting the Bishops From Within the Church

Mel Gibson's Jesus Christ Pose

The Passion of the Christ Marks the Latest Chapter in the Making of a Hollywood Martyr

This Farmer's A Charmer

Eligible SWM Seeks Hibernian Honey for Pastoral Passion

Get Back!

The Gathering Storm Over Gay Rights

Secrets and Lies

The Cleric and the Clerk Who Turned a Blind Eye

Saving Grace

MOMA's New Gramercy Address

The Medieval Mob Squad

Is Nothing Sacred?

The Church vs. the Irreverent Media

Burning Issues:

Gay Catholics Try to Face Down the Church's Demons

Father Frank's Crusade

A Staten Island Priest Leads a Costly and Well-Organized Campaign Against Abortion

Letters

Fallen women on the rise

Hopping beds and breaking barriers: Retro show de-codes a raunchy chapter in Hollywood history

Practical Piety

A Guide for the Perplexed, Pg. 2

Body and Soul

Madonnica