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'Conclave Like a Champion' -- Local students in Rome for new pope's election
A semester abroad brought them to Rome. A conclave of cardinals brought them to Vatican City. A new pope gave them a reason to camp outside the Sistine Chapel. "The energy was building and building and finally when there was smoke people went nuts...
Tags: Skype, Papal Conclave (2013), Vatican City, Vatican City, Newspaper and Magazine
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Student from South Bend views history in Rome
South Bend TribuneEmily Polovick was a witness to history. The South Bend native was one of more than 150,000 people to pack St. Peter's Square on Wednesday. She was there as Pope Francis was introduced to the world. Admittedly, the enormity of what she saw hasn't sunk in...Tags: Education, Papal Conclave (2013), Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Chicago, Vatican City
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Catholic church has new pope; white smoke rises
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave. Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch...
Tags: Angelo Scola, Papal Conclave (2013), Politics, John Paul II, The Pope
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South Bend students in Rome as world waits for new pope
WSBT-TVMISHAWAKA – A few Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and Holy Cross students picked the perfect semester to study abroad. They're in the middle of the conclave hype right now in Rome. There's a story in the smoke. Tuesday's ending – black smoke...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Papal Conclave (2013), Vatican City
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Countdown to the conclave
Starting on Tuesday, cardinals will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel until they elect a new pope. But, what exactly happens inside a conclave? It's a process we don't get to see, because the conclave is confidential. The Vatican is so strict they...
Tags: Politics, Benedict XVI, Elections, Voting
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ND commencement speaker: Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of NY
SOUTH BEND — Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the principal speaker and recipient of an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s commencement...
Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Catholic Relief Services, Teachers, St. Louis
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Indiana buying rustic site from ex-Gov. Whitcomb
ROME, Ind. (AP) — Former Indiana Gov. Edgar Whitcomb says he's selling his rustic land overlooking the Ohio River to the state because he wants the public to enjoy the site. Gov. Mitch Daniels is to join the 95-year-old Whitcomb for a ceremony...
Tags: Regional Authority, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Government, Ohio River
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As Rome Burns
At least Nero played the fiddle while rome burned. But us? Apparently we can’t even read a thermometer. While evidence of climate change piles up around us like withering piles of corn stalks our esteemed leaders are only allowing us to head...
Tags: Republican Party, Weather, Conservation, Ecosystems, Meteorological Disasters
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Ind. man found dead on top of covered pool
ROME CITY, Ind. (AP) — Northeastern Indiana authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on top of a covered outdoor swimming pool. The News-Sun of Kendallville reports (http://bit.ly/yaHxjy ) that Larry Slusher's wife... -
Penelope Cruz: being a mom makes you grow
ROME (AP) — A new mother herself, Penelope Cruz says her current film role as a single mom is one of the most beautiful characters she has ever played. Cruz made a cameo appearance in Rome on Wednesday night on the eve of the Rome Film Festival....Tags: Javier Bardem, Sergio Castellitto, Penelope Cruz
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Lady Gaga sings 'Born This Way' at Rome gay rally
ROME (AP) — Lady Gaga has sung a few bars of her smash hit "Born This Way" and demanded gay rights worldwide at a rally in Rome's ancient Circus Maximus. She defined herself as a "child of diversity" and called for the end of intolerance and...Tags: Lady Gaga, Born This Way (song), Gays and Lesbians, Gianni Versace, Minority Groups
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