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In final Sunday blessing, Pope says he isn't 'abandoning' church
VATICAN CITY -- In his last Sunday address in St. Peter’s Square before leaving his post, Pope Benedict XVI said he was following God’s wishes by stepping down and would not abandon the Roman Catholic Church. Addressing a crowd of about 100,...
Tags: Benedict XVI, Vatican City, Gianfranco Ravasi, Religion and Belief
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Vatican murmurs about Mahony's attendance at papal conclave
ROME -- A senior Vatican official called Cardinal Roger Mahony's participation in the selection of the next pope "troubling," but said there was no formal procedure to stop the retired Los Angeles archbishop from attending the conclave next month. The...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Rome (Italy), Benedict XVI, Vatican City, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
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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: Rome (Italy), Benedict XVI, Vatican City, Vatican City, John Paul II
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Letters: Mahony and the Vatican
Re "Stymied by Vatican," Feb. 16 Pointing the finger at the Vatican for responding too slowly to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony's reports on priest misconduct in the 1990s and early 2000s diverts attention from the former archbishop's failure to report...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Vatican City, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Judges
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Letters: A Navy SEAL's plight
Re "Bin Laden's killer asks for benefits," Feb. 14 The delay in processing veterans' disability claims is inexcusable. But the fact that the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden does not qualify for a pension is based on his own decision to retire...Tags: U.S. Army, Osama bin Laden, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Politics
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Pope blesses thousands at Vatican as details of ailments emerge
VATICAN CITY -- A week after Pope Benedict announced his resignation, more than 50,000 supporters jammed into St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for his next-to-last weekly blessing, as it emerged the aging pontiff may have gone blind in one eye. ...
Tags: Rome (Italy), Oscar Pistorius, Vatican City, Hugo Chavez
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Pictures in the News | Feb. 13, 2013
FrameworkWednesday's Pictures in the News begins in Japan, where vocational students raise their fists during a rally to start off job-hunting in Tokyo. The Japanese government announced 10.3 trillion yen in spending last month, which it predicts will increase... -
Pope Benedict's departure is a surprise; his successor won't be
Pope Benedict XVI knows how to keep a secret. In a world of strategic leaks, gabby underlings, intrusive paparazzi and cyber-hackers, the pope was able to pull off a surprise when he announced his plan to step down as head of the Roman Catholic Church...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Benedict XVI, Christianity, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Pope's resignation, 'a generous act,' could transform Vatican
Pleading exhaustion, Pope Benedict XVI broke a 600-year taboo this week in announcing that he would resign as leader of the Roman Catholic Church and live out the rest of his life in prayer and contemplation. It could change the profile of the papacy...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Trips and Vacations, Benedict XVI, Christianity, College of the Holy Cross
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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: Roman Catholicism, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Christian Orthodoxy, Angela Merkel, Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict hailed by crowds, may be papal advisor in retirement
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI was given a rapturous reception by the public at a general audience Wednesday, and the Vatican said he may offer his successor advice on papal duties after he resigns at the end of the month. Benedict, 85, announced...
Tags: Mario Monti, Giorgio Napolitano, Rome (Italy), Benedict XVI, Vatican City
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Pope Francis meets Argentine president, smooths tensions
ROME – He called her policies an “attack on God’s plan.” She described him as “medieval.” But Pope Francis and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the leader of his native Argentina, kissed and made up Monday...
Tags: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Religious Leaders, Heads of State, Government, Vatican City
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