News World The Catholic Church Gets Its First American Pope by Tammy Moir In a scene that looked equal parts ancient ritual and Eurovision grand final, white smoke billowed from the Vatican chimney on Thursday, announcing that the Catholic Church had picked a new pope.
AI News Trump for Pope? The US President’s New Holy Ambition by Laura Gordon Critics slam Trump’s ‘megalomania’ as MAGA supporters jokingly rally behind him Donald Trump, the U.S. president and self-proclaimed “non-denominational” Christian, has sparked controversy by sharing an AI-generated image of himself…
Music h4rd5tuck question everything with ‘The Lord Said There Was Gold in My Backyard’ by Tammy Moir Sometimes you just discover a band that’s so wild and crazy, but also so damn catchy, you can’t stop listening Enter h4rd5tuck whose music is a blend of humour, irony,…
News Sex Weird World Meet the former pastor turned sex worker who “blesses” people through her OnlyFans by Jayden Collins What do a pastor and a sex worker have in common? More than you think, according to this OnlyFans model who “blesses” her fans with her sexuality. People feel religion…
Film and TV News Shia LaBeouf says he’s Catholic now after shooting ‘Padre Pio’ movie by Amy Davidson Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism after studying for his role as a Saint in the upcoming film, Padre Pio. Shia LaBeouf opens up about his newfound faith in a recent…
News World Pope quotes bring hopes for single blokes by Chloe Maddren The Pope has been quoted telling mums to “stop ironing shirts” for their sons so they can get married. Pope Francis has put his two cents in on parenting skills,…
Film and TV Music News Pop Culture Bambi O’Hara discusses the influence of ‘cults’ and ‘religion’ in pop culture by Lochie Schuster Sydney alt-pop artist Bambi O’Hara has no interest in writing stock standard music, tackling themes of cults and sacrifice with her new track Religion. The backbone of pop culture is…
Arts Clocked News The Vatican announce they’re launching an NFT gallery by Lochie Schuster Ever wanted to gaze upon a screenshot of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Man? Well, you already could. But now you can with the Vatican’s approval. Everyone wants a piece of…
News Pop Culture Weird A woman pretending to be a nun gets banned from church by Amy Davidson After countless disturbances, a fake nun was banned from going within 150 yards of Clonard Monastery in Belfast. After dressing up in a brown habit and causing a scene during…
News Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston quits after internal misconduct investigation by Daniel Alex Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston resigns after a series of misconduct allegations. Brian Houston, the founder of global megachurch Hillsong, has resigned after an internal investigation revealed he behaved inappropriately…
News Priest forced to resign after performing thousands of baptisms incorrectly by Lochie Schuster Decades of baptisms have been invalidated after a Catholic priest discovered he was not baptising people properly. Phoenix based priest, Father Andres Arango has resigned after it was discovered that…
News Politics BREAKING: Religious discrimination bill delayed after Christian lobby says it would do ‘more harm than good’ by Chloe Maddren It’s looking less likely that the Federal Government will vote on the religious discrimination bill before the upcoming election. Although the religious discrimination bill passed the House of Representatives in…
Books Interviews ‘Beyond Belief’: Elle Hardy on how Pentecostalism is taking over the world by Dan Shaw In Beyond Belief, Elle Hardy takes readers on a tour of Pentecostalism: a relatively new brand of Christianity that’s had an outsized influence on culture and politics all over the…
