ROME ? Pope Benedict XVI made an emotional visit Sunday to Rome’s main prison, meeting with detainees, denouncing prison overcrowding and calling for greater dignity for inmates everywhere. Benedict spent over an hour at Rome’s Rebibbia prison, fielding questions from a half-dozen inmates who spoke of their despair at being kept in overcrowded cells, away [...]

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COMMENTARY | It almost seems to be a contradiction to have a politician both pandering to the religious right and promoting the benefits of stem cell therapy at the same time. But that’s what Rick Perry is doing, and it’s possible that most reasonable people would agree with him on it, too. After all, the [...]

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MTV News counts down the stories that mattered to you most, from Lady Gaga’s call to action to Amy Winehouse’s untimely death.By Gil Kaufman Amy Winehouse Photo: Getty Images Like you, we’re pop-culture obsessives. That’s why from stars revealing baby bumps on live TV to the end (or near-end) of two of the most monumental [...]