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Vatican becomes patron of arts again
VATICAN CITY -- Centuries after it helped kick-start Western art, the Vatican is seeking to break back into the art world with its first-ever pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale. The display includes a very modern mix of photography and...
Tags: Gianfranco Ravasi, Arts and Culture, Benedict XVI, Religion and Belief, Artists
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Margaret Thatcher death: Tributes, criticism from around the world
In Britain and around the world, supporters of the late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher celebrated her legacy Monday. Even some of her sharpest critics said she defined an era in British public life -- if not always for the right reasons. Among those...Tags: Human Interest, Barack Obama, Margaret Thatcher, Stephen Harper, Africa
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Pope wants church to 'act decisively' on abuse
ROME -- Pope Francis has called on the Roman Catholic Church to "act decisively" to end the sexual abuse of minors by priests, the Vatican said Friday. At a meeting with the head of the Vatican's doctrinal department, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, Francis...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Francis I, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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As conclave nears, front-runners emerge in search for new pope
VATICAN CITY -- As possible front-runners emerged ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope, Roman Catholic cardinals Monday wrapped up a week of discussion on issues facing the church, with some pushing unsuccessfully to extend their talks before the...
Tags: Elections, Papal Conclave (2013), Benedict XVI, Marc Ouellet, Vatican City
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Thousands jam St. Peter's Square for pope's last general audience
VATICAN CITY -- Before tens of thousands of people under clear blue skies, Pope Benedict XVI recalled a papacy full of both joy and difficulty as he held his final general audience Wednesday, the eve of his retirement as leader of the world's Roman...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Benedict XVI, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Politics, personalities drive the decision on who will be pope
It remains to be decided when the Catholic world’s cardinals will lock themselves away in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. But the undeclared candidates to succeed retiring Pope Benedict XVI are already campaigning in the gilded salons...
Tags: College of Cardinals, College of the Holy Cross , Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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Catholic group petitions Mahony not to attend papal conclave
L.A. NOWThe group, Catholics United, collected nearly 10,000 signatures making "a simple request" that the retired archbishop of Los Angeles to not participate in the process, because of the priest abuse scandals that happened under his watch, said Chris... -
Four floors, city views, garden: A retirement home fit for a pope
VATICAN CITY -- Spectacular views of Rome, stands of palm and magnolia trees, the Sistine Chapel close by -- these are the amenities awaiting the first pope to step down in more than 600 years after he moves into his retirement home this spring. A week...
Tags: Vatican City, Rome (Italy), Benedict XVI, Vatican City, The Pope
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Selection of pope offers a study in social choice theory
What if we chose the pope by rock, paper, scissors? To scholars such as Iain McLean, that’s a real mathematical and sociological question, and it isn’t as far from the choosing of a pope as you might think. McLean, a professor of...
Tags: College of Cardinals, Elections, Papal Conclave (2013), Francis I, Science and Technology
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Some advice for Pope Francis
Much has been made about Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s dedication to the poor. Almost immediately after becoming the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and renaming himself Pope Francis, the commentary began, some of it predicting his...
Tags: Government, Religion and Belief, Heads of State, Roman Catholicism, Luis Antonio Tagle
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Pope Francis: A Jesuit in an office he isn't supposed to seek
As a Jesuit, Pope Francis comes from a religious order that traditionally shuns such high office – one key reason the Argentine is the first Jesuit to lead the vast Roman Catholic Church, scholars say. “We don’t usually feel called...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Education, Religion and Belief, Teachers, Christianity
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New pope: Latinos overjoyed with selection of Argentine
L.A. NOWWhen the Rev. Marco Ortiz saw the name of the new pope flash across the TV, he whispered to himself: "Wow." The selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Ortiz realized, ushered in an......
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