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Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis
Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher...
Tags: Elections, Jesus Christ, Benedict XVI, Roman Catholicism, Argentina
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Pope Benedict XVI, citing poor health, to step down Feb. 28
Associated PressDeclaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he will resign Feb. 28 — becoming the first pontiff to step down in 600 years. His decision sets the stage for a mid-March conclave to elect a new leader for a...Tags: Timothy M. Dolan, Benedict XVI, Customs and Tradition, Roman Catholicism, Lent
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Pope kicks off Christmas with Mass
Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday’s “superficial glitter” to discover its true meaning.
Benedict...Tags: Benedict XVI, Christmas, Customs and Tradition, The Pope, Arts and Culture
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Women becoming priests without Vatican's blessing
SAN FRANCISCO — The priest will be ordained in a purple Lutheran church. The Communion bread, symbolizing the body of Christ, will be gluten-free. The congregation will pray to "our mother our father in heaven." But the real departure from Roman...
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BC-AP Limited Digest
Member Choice Limited For editorial or technical questions concerning AP Member Choice Limited, contact customersupport(at)ap.org or call 877-836-9477. TOP STORIES OKLAHOMA TORNADO MOORE, Okla. — Residents of this tornado-scarred city are coming...Tags: Apple Inc., Immigration, Natural Disasters, North Korea, Everest
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Pope and the devil: Francis' fascination with Satan leads to suspicion he performed exorcism
Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that...Tags: Religion and Belief, John Paul II, The Pope, Mexico City, Television Industry
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Grappling with loss and uncertain future, Okla. residents return to area devastated by tornado MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. It was the 83-year-...Tags: Joe Arpaio, Criminals, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Libya, Murder
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Vatican fresco may show first European depictions of Native Americans
ROME -- The first European renditions of Native Americans, made shortly after Christopher Columbus returned from his first trip to the Americas, may have been discovered under layers of grime on a neglected fresco at the Vatican. The tiny figures of...
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Entering the pope's domain
The Vatican has officially accepted a gift to Pope Francis from Chicago lawyer Chris Connors: a fitting domain name, popefrancis.com. Connors, who bought the domain in 2010 on a lark, had secretly hoped a pope would choose the name Francis in his...Tags: The Pope, Alzheimer's Disease, Francis I, Religious Leaders
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After rebuke by archbishop, Cardinal Mahony takes higher profile
When Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, of public duties for mishandling clergy sex abuse cases, a church spokesman said the retired prelate's life would remain largely the same with one exception: confirmations. No...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), The Pope, Christianity
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Giulio Andreotti dies at 94; seven-time Italian prime minister
Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated Italian politics after World War II, but was tainted by accusations of Mafia ties, died in Rome on Monday after suffering from respiratory problems. He was 94. A lawmaker who lived...Tags: Trials, Political Systems, Elections, Government, Film Festivals
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Former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti dies
ROME -- Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who oversaw his country's economic boom but was tainted by accusations of ties to the Mafia, died in Rome on Monday, the Italian news agency Ansa reported. He was 94. After becoming a...Tags: Elections, Organized Crime, Entertainment, Government, Movies
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