How To Pick A Pope (With Latin Subtitles)
For lovers of the lapsed language Latin, the selection of a new pope is an ecstasyfest.The Roman Catholic Church is so steeped in centuries-old traditions, Pope Benedict XVI announced his surprise...
View ArticleConclave For A New Pope Begins
An historic conclave to select the new pope begins today. One hundred and fifteen cardinal-electors will vote one by one to select the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. It's the first conclave...
View ArticleAnnette Spaulding-Convy's "Bonsai Nun"
As a former Dominican nun in the Roman Catholic Church, Annette Spaulding-Convy is intimately aware of the complex messages the institution sends about women's bodies. Her poem "Bonsai Nun" finds an...
View Article"The Vatican Diaries" With John Thavis
What happens behind the scenes at the Vatican? Journalist John Thavis has covered the Vatican for almost 30 years, and he hopes to offer insight into its power and politics in his new book, “The...
View ArticleTeenage Diaries Revisited: A Gay Teen's Family, 'Evolved'
Name: Amanda BrandHometown: Queens, N.Y.Current city: New York, N.Y.Occupation: Massage therapistThen: "My mother's always yelling at me, 'How are you supposed to find a man?'... I tell her, I'm like,...
View ArticleMortal Sins
In the mid-1980s a dynamic young monsignor assigned to the Vatican’s embassy in Washington set out to investigate the problem of sexually abusive priests. He found a scandal in the making, confirmed...
View ArticlePope Francis Discusses Gay Catholics: 'Who Am I To Judge?'
Gay people should be integrated into society instead of ostracized, Pope Francis told journalists after his weeklong trip to Brazil.
View ArticlePaying Exonerated Prisoners, Carter's Fight For Bae, And The Pope's Press...
Compensating The Wrongfully ConvictedImagine you’re wrongfully convicted of a violent crime and sent to prison. After many years, you’re exonerated by DNA evidence and released. When you leave prison,...
View ArticlePublic Safety, Pope's Call For Balance, And Other Stories Of The Week
It’s Friday — time to talk over the week’s news with Joni Balter of the Seattle Times, Crosscut's Knute Berger and Eli Sanders of The Stranger. A shooting at the Navy Yard in DC and a fatal stabbing in...
View ArticleAn Ex-Seminarian's Take On Sexual Abuse Scandal
Ross Reynolds interviews local author Fred Moody about his account of discovering his seminary's sexual abuse past in his book "Unspeakable Joy."
View ArticleGay Former Nun Reflects On Homosexuality And The Church
Mary Dispenza came out of the closet more than 20 years ago. At the time, the former nun was directing pastoral nun services at the Seattle Archdiocese. Once Mary came out as gay, the church wouldn’t...
View ArticleSeattle Archdiocese Releases Name Of Priest Who Kept Preaching Despite...
Marcie Sillman talks to Seattle P.I. reporter Joel Connelly about Father Harry Quigg, a priest who kept ministering despite being suspended for sexual misconduct in 2004. The Seattle Archdiocese...
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