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Former professor led Vatican office that enforces doctrine of faith
Sun National StaffAs soon as his name was read from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, Joseph Ratzinger was being considered a transitional pope because of his age - at 78, the oldest pontiff elected to lead the Roman Catholic Church in nearly three centuries. But when...Tags: Italy, Armed Forces, Defense, The Pope, Vatican City
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A wide range of reactions to new pope
Sun StaffWhen the Rev. Denis J. Sweeney heard the news, he tore down the halls of St. Mary's Catholic school in Annapolis, high-fiving students and encouraging them to shout, "Three cheers for the new pope." But 30 miles away, at the Hyattsville headquarters of...Tags: Vincent de Paul, John Paul II, Harford County, Judaism, Germany
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Papal speculation keeps oddsmakers busy
Los Angeles TimesCASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy - A book of numbers at his side, a pendulum in his pocket and his wife upstairs plotting astrological charts, Fabrizio Shamir predicts that the next pope will come from South America. "I held the pendulum over a map for 30...Tags: Italy, Los Angeles Times, Tourism and Leisure, John Paul II, Casino and Gambling
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Ratzinger to lead church
Sun StaffCardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a German theologian known as a strict traditionalist, was elected pope yesterday, taking the name Benedict XVI and describing himself to a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square as "a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the...Tags: John Paul II, France, William H. Keeler, Christianity, Arts
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Local congregations are pleased with choice
Sun StaffThe bells rang for 45 minutes at St. Alphonsus Church after the election of a new pope yesterday. A deacon had interrupted the midday mass to whisper into the ear of a priest that a successor to Pope John Paul II had been selected - a prominent...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Catonsville, John Paul II, Severna Park, Vatican City
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Mass appeal in Tridentine tradition
Sun StaffKim Keller wanted her nine children to experience as many different Masses as possible and took them to services in English and in Spanish at churches throughout the Baltimore region. "We thought it was important they experience different cultures," she...Tags: Children, Roman Catholicism, John Paul II, Death, Christianity
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Now is time to stop eulogizing, start asking hard questions
Sun Television CriticWith the election of a new pope yesterday, the networks once again interrupted regular programming to join the all-news cable channels for continuous live coverage from the Vatican. Instantly, tens of millions of screens in homes and offices around the...Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, The Pope, Religious Events, Religious Leaders, Television
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Ancient, secretive task awaits at conclave
Sun StaffVATICAN CITY - Tomorrow, 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will sequester themselves in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel for the beginning of the faith's most private and perhaps most important ritual, the election of a new pope. They will dress...Tags: Italy, Vatican City, Religious Events, The Pope, Religious Leaders
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Clues for papacy's future may be found in past Benedicts
Sun StaffIt was 1914, and the world was at war, the last time a pope took the name Benedict. Pope Benedict XV, a mild-mannered diplomat who was elected as German troops invaded Russia, Belgium and France, tried to be a peacemaker with the world powers - and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Roman Catholicism, John Paul II, Germany, Christian Orthodoxy
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The challenges that lie ahead
Sun StaffThe next pope will inherit a church facing serious challenges, such as the polarization between liberals and conservatives, competition with evangelical Protestants, the secularization of Western Europe and the clergy's steadily declining ranks. The...Tags: John Paul II, George W. Bush, Family Planning, Death, Europe
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Greeting pilgrims, Pope Benedict XVI shows a lighter side
Associated PressVATICAN CITY - He kissed babies, blessed people in wheelchairs and joked that he felt like a guillotine was falling on him when he realized that he might be elected pope. He showed he had a sense of humor and knew how to work a crowd - traits the...Tags: The Pope, Religious Leaders, John Paul II, Vatican City, Death
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Conclave's prayerfulness, wonder evoked in homily
Sun StaffAlthough only Roman Catholic cardinals participated in the secret conclave that elected the new pope, Cardinal William H. Keeler said he felt the prayers of multitudes. Addressing those at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen for a Mass of Thanksgiving for...Tags: The Pope, John Paul II, William H. Keeler, Christianity, Arts
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