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Pope Francis’ first 100 days: What we’ve learned so far
When Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world in February in becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years, he left behind a Roman Catholic Church weakened by scandals, beset by infighting and suffering from a general sense of isol...
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Pope Francis downplays threat of Vatican scrutiny of religious orders
Weeks after authorizing a continued investigation of American nuns, Pope Francis told a group of nuns and priests from Latin America not to worry if they found themselves under similar scrutiny.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI to return to the Vatican on Thursday
(Left) Pope Benedict photo by Gregory A. Shemitz, (right) Pope Francis photo by Andrea Sabbadini. This image available for Web publication. For questions, contact Sally Morrow.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) More than two months after his...
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When the new pope meets the old pope: Awkward?
Now that the cardinals have elected and installed their new boss, Pope Francis can get to work being the Roman Catholic pontiff, with his next order of business doing something no other pope has done in centuries: meet the guy ...
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New pope elected
White smoke emerged from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel and bells pealed in Vatican City Wednesday evening, signaling that a new pope has been chosen to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. The new Roman Catho...
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Vatican: Cardinals to begin conclave on Tuesday
The Vatican says Roman Catholic cardinals will meet on Tuesday to start the conclave needed to elect a successor to Pope Benedict.
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Has there ever been a black or African pope?
(RNS) Amid all the fevered speculation about who might succeed Pope Benedict XVI, one possibility seems particularly tantalizing: that the conclave could elect an African to be the first black pontiff in the nearly 2,000-year h...
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Retired pope closes Twitter account
Before departing the Vatican Thursday and resigning his position as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict also closed his Twitter account.In his last tweet, dated February 28,
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For aging religious leaders, is it still ’till death us do part’?
(RNS) When aging religious leaders reach the top echelons of temporal and spiritual power, their followers have a certain expectation: Till death us do part.
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British cardinal steps down
Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric has resigned.Cardinal Keith O'Brien has handed in his resignation following allegations from three priests and a former priest that O'Brien approached them inappropriately in the 1980s.