2014 Archives

DECEMBER 
The Daily Beast
Fire and Ice on the High Seas 
Pope Shooter's Very Weird Vatican Visit 
Italy's Terror on the Tracks 
Florence Preps David For The Big One 
Can the Pope Cure the Curia? 
The Pope's Diplomatic Miracle 
Vatican's Rare Nod to Nuns 
Europe's Sick, Cynical People Smugglers 
The New Mafia Running Rome 
Is The Pope Unprotected Now That He Fired Head of Swiss Guard? 
Cruiseship Crasher Takes the Stand 
Did This Flu Vaccine Kill 13? 

CNN
Burning Ferry Update 
Ferry Fire Italy 
Did Concordia Captain Flee Before Passengers? 
Captain Schettino Testifies
Cruise Captain Who Sailed Into Noriety 
Costa Concordia Captain Combative in Court  

NOVEMBER
The Daily Beast
Will the Swiss Quit Cooking Their Cats?
Days of Mafia Mayhem  
Pope's Risky Trip To Turkey 
Adios To The Diva Duchess 
Pope Francis Raffles Off His Swag 
Celebs Abandon Italian Quake Victims  
How Sicko Priests Got Away With It 
In Rome Riots, Calls for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees 
Priests Raped and Pillaged Chicago for 50 Years 
Did Van Der Sloot Stab Himself? 
Sistine Chapel Gets Mood Lighting 
Britain's Let 'Em Die Law 

OCTOBER
The Daily Beast
Pope Francis Blesses Exorcists 
Even The Pope Isn't A Creationist 
What's Worse Than Ebola In West Africa? Everything. 
Proud To Be A Coal Miner Fraudster 
Italy's Singing Nun Does 'Like A Virgin' 
Pope Francis Wins A Battle To Open Doors To Gays 
Was Putin's Midnight Visit to Berlusconi About Bunga Bunga? 
Church Says It's Ok To Be Gay, Sort Of 
This Perv May Know Maddie McCann's Fate 
Europe's Problematic Ebola Patients 
Nurse Nasty's Prescription: Death
Denmark's Bestiality Problem: It's Legal 
Catholic Church: It's Ok to be Gay, Sort Of 
Vatican's Same Sex Synod 
The Dog is Dead -- And We'll Never Know if it had Ebola 
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong 
Ebola Could Spread in Europe
Outed Madeleine McCann Troll Kills Herself  
The Pope Vs. The Church On Family Values 
Vatican Investigates Kansas City Bishop

CNN
CNN: Vatican Shift on Homosexuality 
CNNi: Ebola in Europe  


SEPTEMBER 
The Daily Beast
George and Amal: An Affair to Remember 
George & Amal After The Wedding 
A Mormon St. Peters in Rome 
Wedding Bells for George and Amal 
Would You Baptize and Alien? 
Pope Getting Serious About Sex Abuse 
Doubt Over Vatican's First Abuse Arrest 
Justice For Murdered American Nuns? 
The Vatican's Wafer Wars 
Europe's Secession Panic 
Massacre in the Mediterranean 
Pope Francis Vs. War Mongers 
Beheaded Catholic Nuns Shown No Mercy 
Sinking The Refugee Flotilla?  
Kate Beckinsale Plays Me In A Movie 
Parents Arrested Trying To Save Son

AUGUST 
The Daily Beast
ISIS Plot To Kill Pope 
The Prisoner IISIS Wants To Trade For American 
Italy's Latest Export is Refugees 
Hostage Families Fear Worst After Foley 
Europe's Ebola Fueled Racism? 
Will There Soon Be Three Living Popes? 

GUARDIAN
Winterbottom Film: Revealing Truths Through Fiction 


JULY
The Daily Beast
Italy Suddenly Gets Ugly For Jews 
US Soldiers Accused of Rape Hope To Go Free in America 
Racism of Disaster Coverage 
Pope Thanks Sudanese Christian For Her Faith 
Bill Di Blasio's Roman Holiday 
After the Costa Concordia 
Pope Versus Pope in World Cup Final 
Alps Murder: Secret Hubby in US 
Vatican Bank: No More Secret Accounts 
Victims to Pope: Stop Begging for Forgiveness and Just Stop The Abuse 
Italy: Migrants Dying En Masse 
"I am not Amanda Knox" 
Syrian Weapions Arrive in Mafia Port 

CNN
Costa Concordia Final Voyage
Wrecked Costa Concordia Sets Sail On Final Voyage 
Nine Things To Know About The Costa Concordia 
What The Costa Concordia Leaves Behind
Wrecked Costa Concordia Floated But Victim Still Missing   

Scientific American
Massive Convoy To Assist Costa Concordia 


JUNE
The Daily Beast
Did the Pope Just Wink at Gay Marriage? 
Who Really Killed NYPD Cop Joe Petrosino? 
Pope Francis May Be Risking His Life Taking On the Mafia 
Amanda Knox's Ex: Try Me Separately 
The Pope's Disappearing Act 
The Transgender Case Rocking Italy 
Wedding Bells For Joran Van Der Sloot 
Christ the Redeemer Only Endorses Brazil 
Venice Wedding Bells for George Clooney? 
Italy's Lost Generation 
Confessions of a Human Trafficker  
Italy's Weird World of Wine Fraud

Scientific American
Costa Concordia Finally Set To Leave Watery Grave 

MAY
The Daily Beast
Mafia Boss Sings: I Helped Italian Pols Pope Francis Says He Might Retire 
Pope's Pivotal Palestinian Moment 
Eavesdropping on Kim and Kanye's Wedding in Florence 
The Pope's Risky Trip To The Holy Land 
Real Housewives of the Vatican 
Money Laundering Vatican Bank Comes Clean 
Costa Concordia Passengers Tell Their Stories 
Renaissance Wedding Bells For Kimye? 
Gucci Killer To Go Free 
Pope Says Church Would Baptize Aliens? 
The Hunt For Madeleine McCann's Grave 
Why Italy's Lost City May Never Be Found 
No More Mr. Nice Pope 
Princess Berlusconi 
Italy's Scariest Serial Killer 
Vatican: Torture The Little Children

Scientific American
Setback Averted in Costa Concordia Salvage Close Call

CNN
Secret Lovers of Priests

MSNBC
Women Ask Pope Francis to End Celibacy 
 

APRIL
The Daily Beast
Doctor Accused of Harvesting Stem Cells in Dirty Basements  
Italian Judge Explains Why Amanda Knox Did It 
The Saints Come Marching In 
Court of Miracles 
Refugees to Sicily in Biblical Exodus 
Was Madeleine McCann One Of Many? 
Chickens of the Sea 
Spain's LGBT Nursing Home 
For Sale: Scariest Island Ever 
Held Captive With Canine For 9 Years 
The Seedy Side of Sainthood 
Womb Service: Italy's Baby Making Troubles 
Pope Francis Asks Forgiveness 
The Murderess in a Gold Hummer 
Lost Masterpieces Found in Italian Kitchen 
Vatican Bank Rises From The Dead 
It's a Wrap for Women in the World 2014 
Why Does Hijab Get Such A Bad Wrap? 
Diane Von Furstenberg Undressed
When Gay Can Lead To Jail Or Worse
From Jon Stewart to Pussy Riot - Day 2 At WITW2014
Activism Silverman Style
Every Terrorist Has A Mother
Jon Stewart Leans In
Voices From The Syrian Inferno
A World Of Women On Stage

CNN
Italian Court Explains Amanda Knox Verdict 


MARCH
The Daily Beast
Obama's Roman Holiday 
Vatican Vice 
Obama Needs Pope's Halo Effect 
The Problem With Food Porn 
Francis Names His Anti-Abuse Team 
Vandals Sack Pompeii -- Again 
Little Boy Mowed Down by Mafia 
Mozzarrella Threatened By the Mob 
A Disneyland for Foodies  
Russell Crowe Tweet Stalks Pope 
Mussolini Heir Tied to Sex Ring 
Captain Schettino: I'm a Scapegoat 
Critics of Pope Francis On His One Year Anniversary 
Mistaken Identities and Stolen Passports in Air Disaster 
Pope Francis Gets a Fanzine 
Rome's Deadly Pub Crawls 

Women in the World
How Europe's Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine 

Yahoo News
Two Versions of Obama Pope Meeting 
Pope And Obama Deeply Divided  


FEBRUARY
The Daily Beast
Italy's Killer Boytoys 
Schettino Returns to Costa Concordia Crime Scene 
An Islamic Louvre In Venice
Breakthrough in Alps Murder  
Ethiopian Airlines Hijacking 
It's Not Ok To Be Gay in Sochi 
Uffizi's Secret Mass Grave 
Florentine Mayor to Lead Italy 
Italian Pirate Fighting Marines On Trial 
Switzerland Paints EU as Cheese-hungry Rats 
UN Slams the Vatican on Predator Priests 
Iranian Woman Found in Venice Lagoon after Botched Sex Game 
Migrants Sew Mouths Shut 

CNN
Captain Schettino Back On Board Costa Concordia 
Matteo Renzi faces Parliament 
Another Year, Another Italian Prime Minister 

Women in the World
Knox: Too Hot to be Innocent? 

PBS Frontline 
Secrets of the Vatican Frontline Documentary 


JANUARY
The Daily Beast
Raf on the Run 
Knox: Never Going Back to Italy Now 
Who Stole Christ's Foreskin 
Mafia's Littlest Victim 
Swiss Guards Gay Mafia 
Leftist Terrorist on the Lam 
Docs Reveal Diocese's Sins 
Knox: I'll be a Fugitive 
Pope Seeks Exorcists
Kercher Murder House for Sale

CNN
Kercher Family Responds to Murder Conviction 
Italy Mourns Three Year Old Mafia Victim