“In his closet, among his vestments, there hung on a clothes hanger a particular kind of belt for pants, which he used as a whip.” —From Why He’s a Saint, by Msgnr. Slawomir Oder Pope John Paul II, ...

Vatican City - Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor in acts of penitence to bring himself closer to Christian perfection, according to a new book by ...

A Des Moines man was jailed this week after being accused of whipping his son some 15 times with a leather belt. Jeremy Odell Polson, 34, was arrested Tuesday after the the boy's mother reported the ...

One of many odd things to come out of CES 2015 was Belty: a self-adjusting belt that would literally cut you some slack if you enjoyed your dinner a little too much. As mentioned last week, following ...