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Pontiff takes his seat as bishop of Rome
Los Angeles TimesROME - Pope Benedict XVI completed the formal takeover of papal power yesterday by assuming his important role as bishop of Rome, ascending to the marble throne of one of Christianity's oldest churches. With crowds of pilgrims and tourists cheering him...Tags: Vatican City, Rome (Italy), Religious Leaders, Los Angeles Times, John Paul II
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Pope predicted 'short reign' in remarks just after election
Associated PressVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI predicted a "short reign" in comments to cardinals just after his election, and his brother said yesterday that he was worried about the stress the job would put on the 78-year-old pontiff. Joseph Ratzinger has had...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Hospitals and Clinics, Hemorrhaging, Death, Francis George
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As Holy Week begins, ailing pope aims to show he can still lead his flock
Chicago TribuneROME - The final act of Pope John Paul II's pontificate is difficult to watch, but he is determined that the whole world see it. The drama will be played out again this Holy Week, the most important week of the liturgical calendar, as the pontiff, barely...Tags: Giovanni Battista Re, Hospitals and Clinics, Death, The Pope, Vatican City
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Pope plans first news conference
Associated PressVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI, following the example of his predecessors, will hold a news conference Saturday morning, his first since being named the 265th leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The session, which was announced yesterday by the...Tags: Vatican City, John Paul II, Roman Catholicism, Sexual Assault, Christianity
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Pope, U.S. cardinal discuss abuse scandal
Sun National StaffWith his papacy just minutes old and the faithful in St. Peter's Square still unaware of his selection, Pope Benedict XVI greeted Chicago Cardinal Francis George in English and told him he was focused on the issue that has engrossed the church's...Tags: Church and State Relations, Francis George, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Sexual Assault, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
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Sainthood for Pope John Paul II: the fast track or the slow road?
Perspective EditorIn his more than 26 years as pope, John Paul II made saints out of 484 men and women, more than all his predecessors combined. Along the way, he created 1,338 blesseds - individuals who were deemed responsible for at least one miracle. Now, Pope Benedict...Tags: Vatican City, John Paul II, Roman Catholicism, Death, The Pope
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Cardinal says new policy led to Loyola boycott
Sun StaffWhen several Catholic bishops argued last year that they had a responsibility to deny Holy Communion to politicians who support abortion rights, Baltimore's Cardinal William H. Keeler was not among them. He instead offered that taking the sacrament was...Tags: William H. Keeler, Abortion Issue, Vatican City, Government, Loyola University Chicago
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Pope gives freewheeling Munich excuse to celebrate
Sun Foreign StaffMUNICH, Germany - Here where Joseph Ratzinger once presided as archbishop and later cardinal, people say his elevation to Pope Benedict XVI is a cause for celebration. But then, the people of Munich think that pretty much everything is a cause for...Tags: Franz Beckenbauer, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, The Pope, Gaming
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Cardinals to break with some traditions at conclave today
Chicago TribuneVATICAN CITY -- History towers over the 115 Roman Catholic cardinals who will gather today to begin selecting a new pope, but some of the church's ancient traditions are shifting beneath their feet. The cardinals' isolation from the outside world,...Tags: Finance, Church and State Relations, Death, The Pope, Labor Legislation
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Pope picks American to oversee doctrine
Sun StaffPope Benedict XVI selected yesterday a San Francisco bishop with a reputation as a conservative theologian to take over his former job - one of the most powerful in the Catholic hierarchy and instrumental in shaping the direction of the church....Tags: Religious Leaders, William H. Keeler, Georgetown, Death, Sexual Assault
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Pope John Paul II dies
Sun Foreign StaffVATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II died yesterday, more than a quarter-century after beginning a reign that transformed the papacy. He succumbed to years of health problems that ravaged his body but did little to diminish his control of the Roman Catholic...Tags: Arts, Hospitals and Clinics, Death, The Pope, Easter
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