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Thousands jam St. Peter's Square for pope's last general audience
VATICAN CITY -- Before tens of thousands of people under clear blue skies, Pope Benedict XVI recalled a papacy full of both joy and difficulty as he held his final general audience Wednesday, the eve of his retirement as leader of the world's Roman...Tags: Christianity, Benedict XVI, The Pope, Rome (Italy), Vatican City
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Pope Benedict to resign on Feb. 28
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new...
Tags: Christianity, Elections, Timothy M. Dolan, Politics, Benedict XVI
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Benedict leaves stage with dignity
You have to wonder what kind of fun Vatican mystery writer Dan Brown would have with the startling resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. As would be the case when any well-known CEO suddenly steps down "for health reasons," we are immediately suspicious....Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Elections, Dan Brown , Politics, Benedict XVI
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Pew finds Catholics hope next pope allows priests to marry
The Religion WorldAs the pontificate of Benedict XVI winds down, many American Catholics express a desire for change, according to a new survey report by the Pew Research Center. For example, most Catholics say it would be good if the next pope allows priests to marry. And... -
Politics, personalities drive the decision on who will be pope
It remains to be decided when the Catholic world’s cardinals will lock themselves away in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. But the undeclared candidates to succeed retiring Pope Benedict XVI are already campaigning in the gilded salons...Tags: College of the Holy Cross , Vatican City, Religion and Belief, Christianity, College of Cardinals
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Cardinal George doesn't rule out an American pope
Fifteen years to the day that he became a prince of the Roman Catholic Church, Chicago's Cardinal Francis George said he wouldn't rule out the possibility of a fellow American becoming pope. During and after a lecture at Loyola University Chicago School...
Tags: Leonardo Sandri, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Marc Ouellet, Elections
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Four floors, city views, garden: A retirement home fit for a pope
VATICAN CITY -- Spectacular views of Rome, stands of palm and magnolia trees, the Sistine Chapel close by -- these are the amenities awaiting the first pope to step down in more than 600 years after he moves into his retirement home this spring. A week...
Tags: Vatican City, Benedict XVI, The Pope, Rome (Italy), Vatican City
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Cardinal George says church shouldn't rush to meet to elect new pontiff
Chicago's Cardinal Francis George said Sunday there should be no rush to convene the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI because the days leading up to the election are when cardinals can learn the most about the candidates. Once...
Tags: Christianity, Elections, Politics, Georgetown, Benedict XVI
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'A huge moment' awaits Cardinal George in Rome
Tribune reportersChicago's Cardinal Francis George said on Sunday there should be no rush to convene the conclave that elects a successor to Pope Benedict XVI because the days leading up to the election are when cardinals can learn the most about the candidates. Once...Tags: Easter, Vatican City, Religion and Belief, Trips and Vacations, Christianity
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Could the next pope come from the United States?
NEW YORK (AP) — Conventional wisdom holds that no one from the United States could be elected pope, that the superpower has more than enough worldly influence without an American in the seat of St. Peter. But after Pope Benedict XVI's...
Tags: Timothy M. Dolan, Belief and Faith, Vatican City, West Point, Separation of Church and State
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Archdiocese in transition
During the reign of Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholics in the Chicago area confronted many of the shifting tides that will face the man chosen to serve as the next pontiff. As the church leaps into a simmering public square on such issues as abortion...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Same-Sex Marriage, Crofton, Birth Control, Hyde Park
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Mahony to be questioned about abuse before voting on new pope
L.A. NOWBefore Cardinal Roger M. Mahony boards a plane for Rome to help elect the next pope, he will be questioned under oath about his handling of clergy sex abuse cases. A judge cleared the way Friday for a Feb. 23......
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