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Pope Benedict surprises world, steps down citing frailty
Pope Benedict XVI.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict surprised the world on Monday by saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to cope with the demands of his ministry, becoming the first...
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Pope Benedict asks for support after decision to resign
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict, in his first public comments since he announced that he would become the...
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Pope will keep title ‘His Holiness’ after resignation
Pope Benedict XVI leads his last Angelus prayer before stepping down in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict will keep the honorific title of “His Holiness” after he...
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Pope’s new shoemaker: ‘Pope wearing our shoes means he remembers us’
Shoe detail of Pope Benedict XVI (2nd R) as he arrives at Westminster Abbey on September 17, 2010.Credit: Getty Images Outgoing pontiff Pope Benedict XVI will no longer wear his trademark red shoes,...
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Pope Benedict says goodbye, but not farewell
There is neither sadness, neither regret, nor nostalgia even on St. Peter’s Square. On the day of Pope Benedict XVI’s final general audience, among the tens of thousands of faithful there were smiling...
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Pope Benedict over the years
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Vatican expert: ‘Vatileaks scandal left Benedict powerless’
Pope Benedict XVI sits on a garden bench during his annual holiday in Bressanone, northern Italy July 31, 2008.Credit: Reuters The Vatileaks scandal, which saw Pope Benedict’s former butler leak...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Who could replace Benedict XVI as the next pope?
British and Irish bookmakers ranked Nigeria’s Cardinal Francis Arinze, Peter Turkson of Ghana and Canadian Marc Ouellet on Monday as favorites to lead the Roman Catholic Church, setting odds swiftly...
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Benedict’s reign ends with a promise to obey next pope
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he appears for the last time at the balcony of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict ended his difficult reign on Thursday...
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Conclave to elect new pope to start March 12
Workers prepare the Sistine Chapel for the next conclave at the Vatican.Credit: Reuters Roman Catholic cardinals will start their conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict on March 12, the Vatican...
View ArticlePope urges tolerance, warns of atheism
Pope Benedict started a trip to Britain on Thursday with some of the clearest criticism yet of his Church’s handling of its sexual abuse crisis and urged the country to beware of “aggressive...
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