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Amid the flood of news coverage that followed Pope Benedict XVI's surprise announcement yesterday that he is retiring this month as the spiritual leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, the...
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Paddy Power, the largest bookmaking company in Ireland, isgiving 7/4 odds that the next Catholic Pope will be from Italy. "The boost for Italy comes following the news that a total of ten, almost ...
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Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform

Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope with a major initiative to reflect the universal nature of the church in key governing decisions.

April 14, 2013

Pope makes Easter pleas for Mideast peace

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass along with more than 250,000 faithful.

By By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press , March 31, 2013

Pope’s foot-wash a final straw for traditionalists

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world’s poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy.

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press , March 29, 2013

Pope Francis tells Benedict: 'We're brothers'

The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, "We are brothers," and insisting that they pray side-by-side during a date to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.

By Associated Press , March 23, 2013

In Twitter era, new pope not a social media maven

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis has 1.2 billion followers in the Roman Catholic Church, but he's not following a single one of them on Facebook or Twitter.

By Eva Vergara, Associated Press , March 17, 2013

Pope Francis' humility: stops by hotel to pay bill

Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than his tradition-minded predecessor, who tended to stay ensconced in the frescoed halls of the Vatican.

March 14, 2013

St. James Basilica to celebrate Pope Francis' election with eucharist tonight

St. James Basilica to celebrate Pope Francis' election with eucharist tonight St. James Basilica is celebrating the election of Pope Francis at a eucharist at 7 this evening.

March 13, 2013

Catholic church has new pope; white smoke rises

Catholic church has new pope; white smoke rises VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pope in a remarkably fast conclave.

By Associated Press , March 13, 2013

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Black smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet

This time there was no doubt. There was no new pope yet, and the mystery of who — and when — was as thick as the unmistakable heavy black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney.

March 12, 2013

Black smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church.

By Associated Press , March 12, 2013

Catholics ponder future with new pope

Faithful attending Sunday Mass on five continents for the first time since Pope Benedict XVI's retirement had different ideas about who should next lead the Roman Catholic Church, with people suggesting everything from a Latin American pope to one more like the conservative, Polish-born John Paul II. What most agreed on, however, was the church is in dire need of a comeback.

March 03, 2013

Cardinal Ravasi: Intellectual who quotes Winehouse

Cardinal Ravasi: Intellectual who quotes Winehouse He quotes Amy Winehouse and, unlike Benedict XVI, actually taps out his tweets himself. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is an erudite scholar with a modern touch — and that is seen by some as just the combination the Catholic Church needs to revive a church beset by scandal and a shrinking flock.

March 02, 2013

Benedict becomes first pope in 600 years to resign

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign Thursday, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world.

By Associated Press , February 28, 2013

Pope blesses thousands at St. Peter's Square

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world.

By By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press , February 17, 2013

Papal conclave still largely a European club

The face of the Roman Catholic Church has changed profoundly in Pope Benedict XVI's lifetime. Congregations in the West are smaller and older, while those in Africa, Latin America and pockets of Asia are booming, bringing youth and energy to the Catholic world.

By Brian Murphy, Associated Press , February 14, 2013

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