The pope

Many priests and religious officials say that the number of people attending Mass and going to confession is increasing thanks to Pope Francis

Pope Francis is on a three-day visit to the Middle East, including Jordan, the West Bank and Israel. His first few steps in Bethlehem are likely to rouse controversy after saying prayers by the security wall, a highly symbolic gesture

Blessing fingers turn to trigger fingers.

The Pope, wearing a fabulous vintage chiffon-lined Dior gold lame gown over a silk Vera Wang empire waist tulle cocktail dress, accessorized with a three-foot House of Whoville hat and the ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of Oz, on his way to tell us it's Wrong to be Gay.

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