Forbes Names Pope World’s Fifth Most Powerful Figure

(RNS) Pope Benedict XVI won the No. 5 spot in a list of the world’s most powerful people, one of only two religious leaders in Forbes magazine’s list of 68 influential men and women. Benedict was sandwiched between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and German...

Can Sin Be Mapped?

Hot spots for the seven deadly sins — lust, wrath, envy, sloth, lust, greed, gluttony and pride — overlap much of the Bible Belt. Mississippi is lustful. Georgia is wrathful. North Carolina is envious. South Carolina is prideful. But gluttony flares up in only a few...

Forbes Celebrity List Features Familiar Faces

Forbes magazine’s annual Celebrity 100 list is out, and not much has changed. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey bumped last year’s topper, Mel Gibson, and took the top spot for the first time. Her Chicago-based show, going for more than two decades, continues...