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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: Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), Religion and Belief
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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: Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), Belief and Faith, Christianity, Francis I
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Election of first South American as pope excites local Catholics
Gail Liss, the front desk receptionist for Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, went to a dentist appointment at noontime Wednesday, confident that a new pope would not be chosen before she got back to work. Liss was wrong. While she sitting in the dentist...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Education, Papal Conclave (2013), Christianity, The Pope
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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: Benedict XVI, Social Media, Francis I, 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: Benedict XVI, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Stephen Colbert, Human Interest, Christianity
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The new pope: Cheers in L.A. for first Latin American pontiff
L.A. NOWAs an Argentine cardinal was introduced in Vatican City as Pope Francis I, one Cypress Park priest celebrated the first pontiff from the Americas, calling it a historic moment.... -
Vatican: It's Pope Francis, not Pope Francis I
The Vatican clarified Wednesday that the new pope -- the first to take the name Francis -- will be known as Pope Francis, not Pope Francis I. The Wednesday bulletin issued by the Vatican announcing his selection as pope called him simply Francis, as did...
Tags: Christianity, Francis I, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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First Latin American pope emerges from conclave
— Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, a surprise choice that underscored the changing nature of Catholicism and the deep challenges facing the church. Bergoglio, 76, chose the papal name...Tags: Papal Conclave (2013), Christianity, Francis I, John Paul II, Argentina
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Kass: Pope Francis should heed warning of his predecessor
Jorge Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants born in Buenos Aires, doesn't fit the image of a high and mighty churchman in charge of an empire of more than 1 billion people. He's a humble man and, at 76, not young. Until quite recently, he rode the...
Tags: Benedict XVI, Consumers, The Pope, Christianity, Francis I
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New pope: Some Latinos take note of Bergoglio's Italian roots
L.A. NOWAs he cut a young man’s hair in his Huntington Park barbershop, Carlos Madrid said he was thrilled that the new pope hailed from Latin America. He could have sworn the pontiff would be from Italy, he said. Then, after...... -
Argentine archbishop picked as pope
Associated PressFrom "the end of the earth," the Catholic Church found a surprising new leader Wednesday, a pioneer pope from Argentina who took the name Francis, a pastor rather than a manager to resurrect a church and faith in crisis. He is the first pontiff from the...Tags: Benedict XVI, Papal Conclave (2013), Belief and Faith, The Pope, Christianity
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Vatican denies reports of divisions among cardinals in conclave
VATICAN CITY -- As Rome and the world await the next puffs of smoke from the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican on Wednesday sought to downplay reports of divisions among the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals gathered to elect a new pope. Speculation that...
Tags: Benedict XVI, Voting, World War II (1939-1945), Elections, Italy
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