POPE’S HO– USE READY, BUT HE’S STAYING IN HOTEL
Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, encouraging…
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POPE FRANCIS TELLS BENEDICT: “WE’RE BROTHERS”
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Pope Francis meets with ambassadors from the 180 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See at the Vatican, Friday, March 22, 2013.…
‘BOOK OF MORMON’ ALREADY BREAKS RECORD IN LONDON
By MARK KENNEDY The Book of Mormon creators Trey Parker, left, and Matt Stone pose for photographers on the red carpet as they arrive for the opening night of ‘The…
AB– USE VICTIMS WANT POPE TO OPEN ARGENTINA FILES
By MICHAEL WARREN FILE – In this June 10, 2009 file photo, Argentine Catholic priest Julio Grassi talks to reporters as he leaves a courthouse after being found guilty of…
FRANCIS TO ARGENTINA: STOP FIGHTING, START CARING
By DAMIAN PACHTER Some of the faithful watch Pope Francis’ installation Mass on a big screen outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Argentine’s former…
SLOW CHANGES: A STROLL THROUGH 4 PAPACIES
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON FILE – In this March 12, 1939 file photo, Pope Pius XII is being borne on his portable throne, the Sedia gestatoria, on his way to…
LATIN AMERICA SEES CHANGE UNDER REGION’S 1ST POPE
By KATHERINE CORCORAN Faithful react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires’ Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March…
A SLOWLY UNFOLDING MYSTERY FOR MEDIA
By DAVID BAUDER A reader looks at the first edition of the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano after the election of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church,…