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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: Elections, Benedict XVI, John Paul II, Politics, Timothy M. Dolan
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As papal conclave draws near, American cardinals grow silent
A day after Chicago's Cardinal Francis George extolled the virtues of communication during the pre-conclave process, the American cardinals decided Wednesday to fall silent. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops canceled a news conference featuring...
Tags: Washington, DC, Archdiocese of Washington, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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Top cardinal defends Mahony on abuse scandal, takes on critics
L.A. NOWA top U.S. cardinal came to the defense of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, saying some priest abuse victims groups who have criticized Mahony may never be satisfied with the church's response to the crisis. Cardinal William Levada on Monday...... -
The Pope Benedict I know
Years ago, I accompanied James Cardinal Hickey, then the archbishop of Washington, to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, where then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was to give a lecture. After his lecture and after fielding questions from his...
Tags: Benedict XVI, James A. Hickey, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith
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Can a new pope save the Catholic Church?
It's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big Bear, Calif. Leaders of the International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from...
Tags: Benedict XVI, International Olympic Committee, State of the Union Address, Leukemia, Religion and Belief
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The mortal pope and eternal Rome
Growing up in Rome, not far from Saint Peter's Basilica (whose dome I could see from my parents' bedroom) I did not think much of my circumstance. I thought it was just normal to drive my scooter by the Vatican walls and to see the Swiss guards...Tags: Elections, Vatican City, Italy, Vatican City, Politics
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Pope Benedict XVI's one unforgivable failure
Nothing distinguished the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI so much as the way in which he is leaving. We should be grateful that he realizes his body is failing him — most people in power do not — and is abdicating. But let's not forget that it...Tags: Elections, Benedict XVI, Politics, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith
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Retiring pope elevated OC bishop
At 85, Pope Benedict XVI is the first to resign the papacy in centuries, citing his age and health concerns. But a relatively young Orange County bishop Benedict appointed just months ago may carry on his influence in the diocese for years to come. "He'...
Tags: Heart Attack, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, The Pope, Christianity
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After Benedict XVI
In nearly eight years as pope, Benedict XVI embraced a traditionalist — and to many critics, authoritarian — view of both the papacy and of church teaching. So it's ironic that he will be remembered for his revolutionary decision to relinquish...
Tags: Benedict XVI, Anglicanism, Vatican City, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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Benedict stumbled trying to right troubled church
Pope Benedict XVI set clear and ambitious goals for his papacy quickly after he was elected: He hoped to re-evangelize the increasingly secular West. He would show that religious faith and reason could co-exist in the modern world. He would reach out to...Tags: Benedict XVI, John Paul II, The Holocaust (1934-1945), World War II (1939-1945), Religion and Belief
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Catholics surprised by Benedict's resignation
Crystal Sewell knows what she wants to see in the next pope: a combination of the last two. "I'm a conservative soul," the 29-year-old Reservoir Hill woman said Monday after the midday Mass at St. Alphonsus Church in downtown Baltimore. "I feel like John...
Tags: Benedict XVI, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Religion and Belief, Global Expansion
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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, American League East, Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, USA Today
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Feb 16, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 12, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 7, 2013
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