Pardon us for being raised by California hippie atheists, ones who (thank God) believed in the word of television more than the word of the Lord, but... is this a problem? Are there too many guitar solos saturating the Catholic church? SF Chronicle's Mick LaSalle says so. The movie critic snaps: more ›

Oh this is rich. A Vatican office reports that U.S. Roman Catholic seminaries are seeing "improvements in halting what they call 'homosexual behavior' among students." Many Catholics have blamed sinful homosexual clergy members for the sex abuse scandal that rocked the church over the last few years. Which? True. Seeing as how many of the church's victims were/are boys, that would make sense. But, as experts point out, "gays are no more likely than others to molest children." more ›

Since the Catholic Church is trying to shift property from one non-profit to another, San Francisco is now asking the ritual-heavy religious folks to pay up. Why? Well, according to San Francisco City Assessor Phil Ting, the move is considered "a change in ownership." The church, it seems, owes the city of San Francisco a whopping $15 million due to the transfer of more than 200 properties it owns between three separate nonprofit organizations. And the Archdiocese has three options: pay, fight the assessor in court, or leave the property as is. The church, however, claims it is being unfairly targeted. more ›

We're not one to laugh at church vandalism. Ever. But the following story in today's Mercury News is goddamn hilarious. And hilariously bad. more ›

Whether official neighborhood status has been self-established by its residents or not, it seems Pierre (pronounced pyair-ee) Valley actually exists. In fact, based on the map posted on the neighborhood's website outlining the neighborhood boundaries, we lived in Pierre Valley for two years. But back when we resided on Tiffany Avenue (allegedly the longest block in the city), we lovingly referred to the neighborhood as the Intermission. Guilty. We were among those who tried to coin an SF neighborhood with a witty name that, thankfully, never caught on. more ›

After House Democrats rescued him from censure today, Fremont Democratic Representative Pete Stark then apologized to members of the House and President Bush for his recent remark about "'soldiers getting their heads blown up...for the President's amusement." more ›

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After getting heat from the Catholic Church and death-by-fiery-car-crash-worthy Bill O'Reilly, Archbishop George Niederauer officially apologized for giving communion to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. more ›

At the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Wednesday the 21st, the Film Arts Foundation is presenting a documentary on twenty years of the SF Graffiti scene, called Piece by Piece. more ›

-The saga of that unfunny police video skit continues on more ›

-St. Boniface Catholic Church in the Tenderloin is having a money crunch which could affect it's ability to handle the homeless. -Cabbie is found shot to death in the Richmond Annex more ›

Reacting to criticism that the State Department voted against letting two gay rights groups into a United Nations panel, the State Department issued a statement last Friday denying that the vote was due to any sort of anti-gay bias. Instead, they did it because of a concern over pedophilia. more ›

Ever since SFist has lived in San Francisco, we've heard one complaint more than any other--"why can't we get a decent bagel in this town?" Well, that and. "why can't we build more housing in this city?" For a closer look at the reason why we can't (build more housing, not get better bagels), one just has to look at several recent stories to see why it is that we're all paying way too much for a way-too-small-apartment that hasn't had its rent-controlled walls painted in way too long. more ›

The Reverend Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Church gave a sermon at the late morning service commemorating the good works of Pope John Paul II. Part way through, his wife handed him a note. After finishing his sermon, he asked "the young man in the back to come forward." Well, the young man in question is everyone's favorite third world economic development spokesman, iPod shill and occassional rock 'n roll frontman Bono of U2, in town for a concert in San Jose. more ›