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Will Pope Francis End Vatican's Obstructive Role at U.N.?

By Jon O'Brien / AlterNet

The Vatican, through an entity known as the Holy See, has special U.N. powers granted to no other religious institution

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The New Pope's Disturbing Past -- Revealing Francis's Ties to Abduction of Priests

By Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Horacio Verbitsky / Democracy Now!

What It Means that the New Pope Is a Jesuit

By Katie McDonough / Salon

New Pope Or Not, Americans Are Losing Their Religion

By Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

Cardinals Elect a New Pope from Argentina -- Does the New Pontiff Come with a Dark Past?

By Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

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AlterNet Comics: Keith Knight on the Papal Conclave

Keith Knight / AlterNet

“Pedophilia Ring” in Evangelical Church? Ministry Accused of Ignoring Sexual Abuse

T.F. Charlton / Religion Dispatches

Anti-Gay Cardinal Lives Above Europe's Biggest Gay Sauna

Steven Hsieh / AlterNet

11 Most Absurd Lies Conservatives Are Using to Brainwash America's School Kids

Amanda Marcotte / AlterNet

Mormon Church Rewrites Its Racist History

Joanna Brooks / Religion Dispatches

Kentucky Seeks to Legalize Discrimination Against Gays Based on Religious Beliefs

Alex Kane / AlterNet

"Grope" of Catholic Cardinals Gather For a "Molestation"

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Watch: Christian Teen's Godawful Rap About Homosexuality

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With Millions in Assets And Hundreds of Attorneys, Christian Right Is Waging War on the Church-State Wall

Rob Boston / Americans United for Separation of Church and State

5 Kids Bravely Fighting Christian Domination of Their Schools

Rob Boston / AlterNet

Why Did a Catholic Priest Burn a Photo of the Pope?

Alex Kane / AlterNet

Christian School Fires Teacher for Pre-Marital Sex, Offers to Hire Her Boyfriend

Annie-Rose Strasser / Think Progress

1 in 7 Fortune 500 Companies Funded Homophobic Boy Scouts

Andy Birkey / The American Independent

How Authoritarianism Created the Crisis Engulfing the Roman Catholic Church

Rev. Paul Surlis / Consortium News

What Christians Get Wrong About Jesus

Rev. Howard Bess / Consortium News

Unfit and In Denial: A Church That Has Lost All Authority

Kevin McKenna / Comment Is Free

Scandal Spectacle: The 10 Most Corrupt and Compromised Cardinals Voting For the New Pope

Adele M. Stan / AlterNet

Atheists Win Civil Rights Lawsuit in Michigan

Laura Gottesdiener / AlterNet

Christians Protest Yoga in Schools -- But Welcome Bible Study

Katherine Stewart / Religion Dispatches

Atheist Group Created at Christian School Wants Official Recognition

Alex Kane / AlterNet

Why Is the Homophobic Catholic Church Filled With Closeted Gay Priests?

Mark Dowd / The Guardian

God’s Racket: Why It’s High Time to Shut Down the Vatican Bank

Lynn Stuart Parramore / AlterNet

How a Catholic Priest Got Busted for Crystal Meth

Alex Kane / AlterNet

The New 'Friendlier Face' of Conservatism Is an Old-School Homophobe

Elon Green / AlterNet

Study Suggests 'Moral Purity' May Overcome Right-Wing Resistance to Environmental Science

Paul Rosenberg / AlterNet

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