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Torn between two popes?
Contributing WriterSome predicted the meeting between newly-elected Pope Francis I and his predecessor, Benedict XVI, would be awkward. After all, the Roman Catholic Church hasn’t had a pope resign in 600 years. What would the two men say to each other? Would Benedict...Tags: Francis I, Roman Catholicism, Easter, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Pope's resignation surprise to many, says Jessamine church deacon
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comAs Frank Keller stood less than 50 feet from Pope Benedict XVI last September, he noticed the leader of the Catholic church looked frail. “I wondered at the time how a person can do this magnificent job and keep up the pace,” Keller,...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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'BENVENUTO IN ITALIA': Sports Editor Larry Vaught recaps 10-day trip to Italy
larry@amnews.comIt’s impossible to describe just how beautiful our 10-day vacation trip to Italy actually was or how much fun my wife and I had as part of a 43-person Globus tour that included stays in Rome, Venice and Florence as well as other smaller towns. I...Tags: Music Industry, Tomatoes, Shrimp, Italy, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Vatican becomes patron of arts again
VATICAN CITY -- Centuries after it helped kick-start Western art, the Vatican is seeking to break back into the art world with its first-ever pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale. The display includes a very modern mix of photography and...
Tags: Gianfranco Ravasi, Arts and Culture, Roman Catholicism, Fine Artists, Christianity
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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: Religious Leaders, Roger M. Mahony, Vatican City, Rome (Italy), Roman Catholicism
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Pope Francis and the Argentine rabbi
One of the first things Argentinian native Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio did after being elected pope on March 13 was to send a message of friendship to Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni — and, by extension, the Jewish people. "I sincerely hope to...Tags: Hanukkah, Social Issues, Vatican City, Separation of Church and State, Rosh Hashanah
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Former Pope Benedict XVI moves back into Vatican
ROME -- The Vatican became the home of two living popes Thursday when former pontiff Benedict XVI took up residence in a house in the city-state’s garden. The unprecedented cohabitation with his successor, Pope Francis, began when Benedict arrived...
Tags: Francis I, Vatican City, International Workers' Day
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Pope Francis appoints panel to study overhaul of the Vatican
ROME -- Pope Francis launched a long-awaited cleanup of the Vatican by announcing a task force Saturday made up of eight high-ranking cardinals, including one American, who will determine how best to reform the much-criticized Curia, or Vatican...
Tags: Francis I, Sean Patrick O'Malley, Religious Leaders, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism
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Popes have faith in Colombian tailor
CALI, Colombia — To say Luis Abel Delgado of Cali occupies a special niche in the global rag trade is an understatement: He's made vestments for two Roman Catholic popes, as well as inaugural sashes for several Latin American presidents. His...Tags: Colombia, Francis I, Armed Forces, Vatican City, Alvaro Uribe
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Pope Francis reaffirms crackdown on U.S. nuns
ROME — Pope Francis has backed the Vatican's doctrinal crackdown on a major group of American nuns, reasserting the Roman Catholic Church's conservative approach to various social issues in a move that could cool the warm reception he has received...Tags: Francis I, Same-Sex Marriage, Religious Leaders, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Vatican City
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Bold Papal Gestures, Past & Future
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelBenedict XVI begins to consider his legacy as pope while the cardinals prepare for their conclave in which the next pope will be chosen. As the conclave considers its future leader the question remains: will they choose a pope from the Southern Hemisphere... -
Cardinal George: Is there now such a sea change in Western culture that people can't believe?
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago had gone through a long 16-hour day of meetings and travel, a day that began at 5 a.m., and it was just about 9 at night. He was tired, with one more meeting to go. But as he walked into the room for our interview late...
Tags: Journalism, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Christianity, The Pope
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