A farewell to @Pontifex, the Pope’s retiring Twitter
Pope Benedict plans to shut down operations on @Pontifex, the most dynamic and explosive Twitter account the papacy has ever seen.
On Feb 22, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
New Twitter parody account makes fun of SXSW parties
These ideas are just barely out of the realm of possibility at this year’s fest.
On Feb 21, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
Chris Hadfield gives us an out-of-this-world cooking lesson
More in today’s guide: C.G.P. Grey explains the papacy, Daym Drops tries a fish sandwich, and Inception gets picked apart.
On Feb 19, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
Craigslist now accepting applications for the next pope
A job listing for “Bishop of Rome / Successor of Saint Peter / “The Pope” showed up on Craigslist’s Roman site shortly after Benedict announced the news that he’d step down Feb. 28.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Online oddsmakers pick the next pope
Find out who’s favored to become the new head of the Catholic Church.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Twitter bids its first pope farewell as Benedict XVI resigns
Pope Benedict’s resignation is the first since the Middle Ages.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Wikipedia for the Weird: List of Sexually Active Popes
Wikipedia’s list of men who during their rise to the top also rose to the occasion goes deeper than you expect.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Mike Fenn
Pope admits social media is the future of evangelism
In an address last week, the Pope spoke of plans to use the Internet to invite people to “an encounter with the mystery of God’s love.”
On Jan 28, 2013 by Kris Holt
Topless feminists crash the Pope’s Sunday mass
Members of FEMEN protested the Vatican’s stance again gay adoption by going topless Sunday morning.
On Jan 14, 2013 by Aja Romano
The Vatican literally wins the domain name lottery
The Vatican has won the first pick in ICANN’s lottery for new top-level domain names. That means .catholic (in Chinese) will join .com and .net in
On Dec 21, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
Pope Benedict XVI finally uses his official @Pontifex Twitter
Following a weekly address at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI, surrounded by cameras, slowly tapped out his first 140 characters.
On Dec 12, 2012 by Mike Fenn
Thumbing your nose at the Pope
The ridiculous Pope-shaming of Pope Benedict VXI on Twitter.
On Dec 5, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
What will the Pope’s first tweet be?
Pope Benedict XVI is now on Twitter as @pontifex, but his first tweet won’t be posted until next Wednesday. Twitter comedians are already speculating about what it might be.
On Dec 3, 2012 by Kris Holt
Apocalypse now? 6 people the Pope beat to Twitter
The Pope is getting a personal Twitter account. Who else needs to start tweeting before the supposed end of the world next month?
On Nov 9, 2012 by Jennifer Abel
Anonymous takes on Pope Benedict XVI
To coincide with the pope’s tour of Mexico, Anonymous launched a new attack called #OpFariseo.
On Mar 23, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
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