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How A Pope’s Chalice Is Made

I don’t know why I find something so mundane so fascinating but I can’t get enough of watching Argentinian silversmith Juan Carlos Pallarols create a chalice for Pope Francis. It’s incredible just to see his hands and tools shape what will be the cup for the holiest man in the world.

14 March 2013

Science

What’s Inside The Vatican’s Black And White Smoke Signal

The Vatican needs to find a new Pope. To notify the world of when a new Pope is chosen, the papal conclave will communicate through smoke signal. Black smoke means they haven’t found a Pope, white smoke (or “fumata bianca”) would mean that there is a new Pope. So what’s inside the smoke?

12 March 2013

News

Inside The Sistine Chapel’s Security Tech For The Papal Election

Tomorrow, the Sistine Chapel will fill with cardinals who will spend hours — or days — deciding who should be elected as the next Pope. While they do so, the Sistine chapel will be filled with electronic jammers and swept for bugs to ensure no information is leaked.

2 March 2013

News

The Pope Deserved A Better Parting Gift Than This Comic Sans Photo Album

Officials at The Vatican were faced with a tough question when the Pope announced his retirement: what do you get “God’s Rottweiler” as a leaving present?

13 February 2013

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God Strikes Vatican With Lightning After Pope Resigns

Something must not have been to the liking of the Almighty if He decided to strike St Peter’s Basilica in Rome with not one, but two major lightning strikes moments after the soon-to-be-ex-Pope Benedict XVI announced that he wants out.

13 December 2012

Online

Here’s The Pope’s First Tweet

The pope has been on Twitter for some time, but he’s only now posted his first tweet. Sadly, it’s rather underwhelming.

21 November 2012

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Pope Reveals All The Secrets Of Baby Jesus

Pope Benedict XVI has just published a new book, the third volume of his Jesus of Nazareth trilogy, talking about the childhood of Jesus. Like Dan Brown’s bestsellers, Herr Ratzinger promises to reveal lots of mysteries for just $US13. Or you can save the money and read the juiciest bits here, starting with the reality behind the star of Bethlehem.

29 February 2012

Online

The Pope Officially Has The Worst Twitter Name Of All Time

The Pope, divine mouthpiece of God himself and owner of vast riches and influence, has taken to Twitter. Half holy, half Kardashian, Hitler Youth graduate Benedict XVI is now social mediafied. So why is his Twitter handle so unbelievably weird?

29 June 2011

Online

Pope Uses iPad For Twitter, Steve Jobs Still Buddhist

This video is awesome. At first he seems puzzled by the iPad the way my grandmother still refuses to use the microwave we bought her. But then the Holy See hits the supersize publish button to send the tweet out to the internets.

18 April 2011

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"Man Will Pay The Price For His Pride If He Believes Technology Can Give Him The Powers Of God."

Earlier this month it was the Internet making people into Satanists. This week it’s technology in general that’s the problem. We’re becoming too god-like, see, and the Pope has predicted eternal damnation for the lot of us if we continue.

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