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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: Politics, Angelo Scola, Government, Benedict XVI, Odilo Pedro Scherer
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Memory of Bishop D'Arcy
My fondest memory of the late Bishop John D’Arcy had nothing to do with the church even though it occurred within yards of the most famous church in the world. For those of you lucky enough to have travelled to Rome with a visit to The Vatican as...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, USA Today, Christianity, American League East, The Pope
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Vatican digs in after gay marriage advances
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. In a front-page article in Saturday's...
Tags: Politics, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Barack Obama, Family, Gays and Lesbians
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Pope transfers Vatican official who backed US nuns
VATICAN CITY (AP) — On Thursday Pope Benedict XVI transferred a high-ranking Holy See official to Indianapolis for ruffling feathers at the Vatican by openly seeking to mend its frayed ties with U.S. nuns. Archbishop Joseph Tobin, an American...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Benedict XVI
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Sex abuse claim against former Mishawaka priest
Fort Wayne Journal GazetteFORT WAYNE -- A priest at Fort Wayne's St. Joseph Catholic Church-Hessen Cassel has been removed from his post after an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. Diocesan officials confirmed Tuesday that the Rev. Thomas C. Lombardi, 62, had been...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Religion and Belief, Christianity, The Pope, Roman Catholicism
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The New Irish Heroes
Ireland loves its heroes, even those like Michael Collins who met his end at the hands of fellow Irishmen. Collins was never more popular than he was at his funeral. The response was overwhelming, just like the response last week to the comments of...Tags: Michael Collins, Abusive Behavior, Politics, Child Abuse, Dublin (Ireland)
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Pope Francis urges China's Catholics to stay loyal to Rome
ReutersROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics in China to remain loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. China's Catholics number between 8 and 12 million and are divided between the state-...Tags: Rome (Italy), Religion and Belief, Christianity, Benedict XVI, China
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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
Reuters* Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope...Tags: Music, Globalization, Vatican City, Germany, Financial Markets
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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: Alzheimer's Disease, The Pope, Vatican City, Francis I
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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: Rome (Italy), Religion and Belief, Christianity, Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013)
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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: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Same-Sex Marriage, Benedict XVI, The Pope
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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: Sean Patrick O'Malley, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Papal Conclave (2013), Benedict XVI
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