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The victim was riding his bike when he was killed.

Every six years or so, St. Patrick's Day falls on a Friday during Lent. That poses a problem for practical Catholics. So can you eat Corned beef? We have the answer.

The Presidential Election of 2016 will probably be remembered for many things;  one of those elements will definitely be the fact that this election cycle features the largest number of Catholic candidates ever.  Out of all of the currently-announced candidates, seven of them have declared the Catholic faith as their religious affiliation.

Someone would be going to confession - but I guess this isn't a venial sin.  The Vatican has pulled thousands of papal medallions after someone noticed that the name "Jesus" was spelled "Lesus".

There is a new Pope!

As the cardinals get ready to elect a new head of the Holy See and the Curia, there's been a lot of talk about the high-tech ways in which the Vatican is trying to prevent news leaks.  One of the devices in  the news is a Faraday Cage.  But, what exactly is a Faraday Cage?

It's official.  The meeting to elect the next Pope - called The Conclave - will officially start on Tuesday March 12th, 2013.

So, let's say you're the blogger/reporter that's supposed to cover the upcoming Papal Conclave in Vatican City.  Realizing that you won't be allowed inside St. Peter's Basilica for the actual proceedings, the best place you could be as the events unfold would be in Rome, right?

As leaders of the Roman Catholic Church wait for the last remaining cardinal to arrive in Vatican City, all eyes will soon be watching the chimney at St. Peter's Basilica for the earliest signal that the See Of Rome has a new Pope.  Along the way, many interesting details about the Papal Conclave are coming out.

The Swiss Guards - the ensemble charged with protecting the Holy See and the Curia - was doing their job on Monday, when they prevented an imposter from entering the pre-conclave events at the Vatican.

Chalk it up to what happens in  the digital age;  When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI left the papacy today, folks wondered what would happen to the Vatican's official Twitter account. Now we know.

Many of us will never visit The Vatican yet alone be there for the Conclave;  As Cardinals from around the globe get ready to meet to elect the next Pope, a lot of people are wondering what it all looks like from the inside.