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White smoke heralds selection of new pope
VATICAN CITY -- White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, proclaiming the selection of a new pope by Roman Catholic cardinals on their second day of voting. The name of the man chosen to replace Pope Benedict XVI will be announced within...
Tags: The Pope, Politics, Vatican City, Elections, Italy
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AP: Francis I elected Pope, becoming first pontiff from Americas
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. A stunned-looking Bergoglio shyly...
Tags: The Pope, Politics, Voting, Vatican City, Papal Conclave (2013)
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'The Borgias' upsets some in Italy as vote for new pope underway
VATICAN CITY -- An Italian television station is broadcasting the salacious show "The Borgias" during the papal election conclave, despite pressure from a Catholic group to drop it because of its unflattering depiction of the papacy and the effect it...
Tags: Jeremy Irons, Roman Catholicism, Papal Conclave (2013), Television Industry, Religion and Belief
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Cardinal Bergoglio chosen as new pope
VATICAN CITY -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named the 266th pope Wednesday, succeeding Benedict XVI as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics and inheriting a global church that is growing in some parts of the world but faces serious...Tags: The Pope, Politics, Roman Catholicism, Vatican City, Papal Conclave (2013)
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Media myopia in Rome
WASHINGTON -- All things considered, I'd rather be in Rome. Isn't everyone? Tout le journalism monde has descended on Rome since Pope Benedict XVI's surprise retirement last month. The ensuing Vatican intrigue has been appropriately sumptuous: Was it the...Tags: Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities USA, Roman Catholicism, Rome (Italy), AIDS
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Italian monks stocked up conclave with Belgian-style beer
On the day a group of cardinals convened to vote on a new pope following Benedict XVI's resignation, a monastery of Benedictine monks blogged about delivering cases of their housemade beer to the conclave. They delivered the cases to the Vatican Monday,...
Tags: Papal Conclave (2013), Italy
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New pope: Los Angeles faithful eagerly await word
L.A. NOWAs white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel Wednesday morning, Catholics in Southern California were pleased to hear they had a new pontiff.... -
Five questions about the new pope
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first non-European pope in more than a millennium and the first from South America, was a surprise choice to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Few Vatican watchers had the Argentine cleric near the top of...Tags: Vatican City, Papal Conclave (2013), Religion and Belief
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Pope Francis I: First tweet is "HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM"
Minutes after Jorge Mario Bergoglio gave his first address as Pope Francis I, the Vatican sent a Tweet from the papal Twitter account: "HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM." The Tweet, roughly translated from Latin, means "We have Pope Francis." The account,...
Tags: Vatican City, Francis I, Social Media, Apple iPad
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Leo? Pius? Pelagius? New pope will send message through name
The name chosen by the next pope will be his first decision -- and the first clue to how he will lead the Roman Catholic Church. Once a pontiff is elected in the Sistine Chapel, he is asked which name he will use. The last pope, Benedict XVI, said he...
Tags: University of New Hampshire, Human Interest, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Roman Catholicism, Vatican City
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Pope Francis I is Argentine Jesuit known as austere modernizer
Roman Catholic cardinals chose Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope Wednesday, selecting the Argentine Jesuit to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned Feb. 28, and lead 1.2 billion church followers around the globe. He was chosen after five rounds of voting in...
Tags: Politics, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Jesus Christ, Same-Sex Marriage
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New Pope: Locals approve name choice after St. Francis of Assisi
L.A. NOWStanding on a sidewalk on Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park selling rosaries, prayer cards and other religious items for her order, Sister Guadalupe Pablo celebrated the new pope -- and his chosen name....
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