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Students at St. Joan of Arc School participate in conclave web chat with Archbishop Lori
The eighth grade students at St. Joan of Arc School participated in a Conclave web chat with William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, on March 11. St. Joan of Arc School was one of 17 Catholic elementary schools invited to participate. Archbishop Lori...Tags: Students, Religious Leaders, Education, Teaching and Learning, William E. Lori
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The pope as a retiree
Pope Benedict XVI retires Thursday, and he leaves the workplace the way many of us would like to — on his own terms. He wasn't laid off at 50 with few transferable skills, required to retrain or reinvent himself and then compete for work with...
Tags: Vatican City, The Pope, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A 'reformed' Catholic hopes Francis can heal the church
By coincidence, last Easter I was in St. Peter's Square in Rome as Pope Benedict XVI delivered what turned out to be his final Easter Mass as head of the Catholic Church. A week from Sunday, the new pope will deliver his first. Expectations for Pope...Tags: Christianity, Vatican City, Blackmail and Extortion, Francis I, Roman Catholicism
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Oak Park Catholics react to election of new pope
Students at St. Giles Catholic School in Oak Park were among the many Catholics enthralled last week by the announcement of a new pope. Catholic cardinals elected Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio pope on March 13. Many classes at the school took a...
Tags: Elections, Christianity, Papal Conclave (2013), Roman Catholicism, Politics
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The Week in Pictures | March 11 – March 17, 2013
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North Shore likes Pope Francis
It's been about a week since the white smoke billowed out in unmistakable alabaster plumes, but the thrill of Pope Francis' election lingers still on Chicago's North Shore. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the man now known as Pope Francis, is still something...
Tags: Elections, Christianity, Lent, Roman Catholicism, Politics
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Pope Francis takes office
VATICAN CITY -- Before crowned heads, government leaders and masses of the faithful, Pope Francis formally took office Tuesday as head of the Roman Catholic Church in a ceremony replete with pageantry and symbols from ancient Christendom. In a homily,...Tags: Christianity, Angela Merkel, The Pope, Christian Orthodoxy, Francis I
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The pope dresses down -- and what it means
Five years ago I wrote an op-ed column for The Times about Pope Benedict XVI’s partiality for ornate vestments and miters (the double-pointed hats sported not only by the pope but also by other bishops in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches)....Tags: Canterbury, Christianity, Judges, Anglicanism, Justice System
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Prayer led Cardinal George in vote for new pope
— Entering the conclave to select the next pope, the 115 cardinal electors of the Roman Catholic Church faced two challenges last week. First, they had to choose a direction for the church, then find a man who could steer the course. Despite...
Tags: Elections, Christianity, Voting, Papal Conclave (2013), Roman Catholicism
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Pope Francis: New salesman, same old product
For the first time in history, the Roman Catholic Church has a pope from the New World, but liberal American Catholics should not expect Pope Francis to stray far from the old theology. Some things are excitingly different about this new pontiff. On...
Tags: Argentina, Christianity, Vatican City, Papal Conclave (2013), Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Pope Francis urges protection of nature, weak
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest, mapping out a clear focus of his priorities as...
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Pope Francis delivers first public blessing, calls for 'mercy'
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.VATICAN CITY -- Tens of thousands of pilgrims Sunday greeted Pope Francis on his first scheduled appearance before the general public, shouting their acclaim in St. Peter’s Square as the pope gave the first Angelus blessing of his pontificate....Tags: Religious Leaders, Christianity, Vatican City, The Pope, Francis I
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