AOL News has a new home! The Huffington Post.
Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Hot on HuffPost:
See More Stories
Executive Behind Lavish Conference Leaves Agency
Warren And Brown Neck And Neck In New Poll
Catholic Church
Pope John Paul II on Fast Track to Becoming a Saint [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL News...
Vatican Sanctions Belgian Bishop Who Abused Nephew
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has sanctioned a Belgian bishop who resigned last year after admitting he had sexually abused his nephew, saying he can no longer act as a priest in public and may risk further church sanctions. The Vatican on Tuesday clarified the punishment against the former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe after Belgian bishops reported over the weekend that he had merely been sent outside Belgium for spiritual and psychological counseling, a seemingly cushy punishment given the seriousness of the crime. Peter Maenhoudt, AP Bishop Roger Vangheluwe seen in Bruges, ...
Friend the Pope? John Paul II Gets Facebook Page
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation this week -- a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said. The site, which will link to video highlights of John Paul's 27-year papacy, is designed to promote the May 1 beatification. But it may well continue beyond given the global and enduring interest in the late pontiff, Vatican officials told The Associated Press. The Vatican's first attempt at an event-themed Facebook page -- to promote Pope Benedict XVI's September trip to the United Kingdom ...
Ash Wednesday Fasting: Meat and Other Foods Forbidden During Lent
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsFarewell, Mardi Gras. Hello, Lent. For Catholics and some other Christians, today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent. A period of penitence and contemplation, Lent is the 46-day period (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter. One key component to observing Ash Wednesday is fasting, but the rules can be a bit confusing. So Surge Desk boils down the Catholic Church's two primary rules for eating on Ash Wednesday. 1. No meat if you are 14 or older Fish is permitted, as are eggs, milk, cheese, etc. But no chicken, steak or hamburgers -- animal organs and meat should ...
Philadelphia Archdiocese Accused of Covering Up Sex Abuse [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL News...
Ash Wednesday Idea: Beat Guilt This Lent -- Literally
By David Gibson - Politics DailyIn an age when boosting self-esteem is seen as the answer to every problem, the idea of physically punishing oneself to expiate guilt is a notion that borders on the medieval. But just in time for Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season of penance, new research shows that some form of "mortification of the flesh" -- the old-fashioned term for inflicting physical discomfort for spiritual growth -- can in fact alleviate feelings of guilt. The old Christian ascetics knew it, and now social scientists have some proof that it's true -- and some explanation as to why that's so. "One reason may be ...
Lent 2011: Twitter Giving Up Twitter and Cupcakes
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsCookies, McDonald's breakfast and non-weekend beers: These are just a sampling of the many indulgences that Twitter users will be abstaining from tomorrow through Easter when Ash Wednesday brings in the season of Lent. Since Catholics are encouraged to make a sacrifice for Lent, emulating the 40 days of prayer and fasting observed by Jesus before he began public ministry, the micro-blogging world is sharing a few ideas of its own. What might you give up for the next 40 days? Surge Desk scanned Twitter for suggestions. Some tweeters are contemplating the ...
Ash Wednesday 2011: What's the Origin and Meaning of the Christian Event?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsTomorrow, when the revelers in New Orleans are feeling their hangovers (or are still drunk) from Fat Tuesday, many of the faithful will be in church. Because after Fat Tuesday comes Ash Wednesday in the Christian calendar. Both are part of the lead-up to Easter, the holiest day of the year for Christians. Here's how it works. Fat Tuesday is a last hurrah. There's Mardi Gras in New Orleans, for instance, and the raucous Carnival in Latin countries. Once Fat Tuesday has come to a close -- and that's at midnight sharp in New Orleans -- Ash Wednesday begins. Ash Wednesday is the first day of ...
US Catholics Win Rare Victories on Church Closures
By not in system - AOL NewsMINERSVILLE, Pa. -- Like many Roman Catholics, Marie Lutkus felt anger, sadness and disillusionment after her beloved church was shut down in a consolidation of parishes. St. Francis of Assisi had been her spiritual home since 1961. It's the place where she was married, where her children and grandchildren were baptized, where she mourned the loss of her parents and brother. So when the doors were locked in 2008, Lutkus couldn't simply let go. Three years later, Lutkus and parishioners at eight other shuttered churches in Pennsylvania's Allentown diocese have persuaded a Vatican panel to ...
Ash Wednesday 2011 Pictures [PHOTOS]
By not in system - AOL NewsAsh Wednesday is a Christian holiday that marks the first day of Lent. The day gets its name from the practice of placing ashes, traditionally from the burned palm crosses of the previous year's Palm Sunday, onto the forehead of worshipers as a sign of repentance. http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=988745&pid=988744&uts=1299676328 http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf ...
Follow Politics Daily
POPULAR
- Nancy Pelosi Confirms House May Skip Up or Down Vote on Senate Health Bill
- Debrahlee Lorenzana: A Double Take on Those Double D's
- Campbell Brown Quits CNN With Shockingly Frank Farewell
- Palin Earnings Estimated at $12 Million
- The Five Most Racist Obama Cartoons?
- Jimmy Carter Leaves Church Over Treatment of Women
- Soraya M., Stoned to Death for Being an "Inconvenient Wife''
- No posts are available.
News From Our Partners
- Dragon arrives at space station in historic 1st
- Picking new leader, Egyptians search for superman
- Egyptians vote in first free presidential vote
- Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA
- Egyptians vote to rid nation of autocratic rule
- More Stories »
- 'Masters of the Universe' Sure Have Fragile Egos
- Romney: My Mistakes 'Haunt Me'
- Newt Lauds Romney: He's Like Eisenhower
- Irked Senate Panel Votes 30-0 to Cut Pakistan Aid
- GSA Bash Organizer Steps Down
- More Stories »
- Know Your Enemy
- Obama’s Challenge in Egypt
- The Edwards Waiting Game
- Are Doctors Doing Too Much?
- The Pagan Cult of Reagan
- More Stories »
- Ambition Counteracting Ambition
- Robert Blagojevich Speaks Out
- In Iowa, Obama Calls Romney's Words 'A Cow Pie of Distortion'
- In Iowa, Obama Calls On Congress to Act on Clean Energy Tax Credits
- Romney Has Interesting Morning in Inner-City Philly
- More Stories »
Top News
More News
More on Aol
Local News
More Blog/Sites
Sites and Services
HuffPost Politics