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…
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MD. POISED TO BE 18TH STATE TO BAN DEATH PENALTY
By MICHELLE JANAYE NEALY and BRIAN WITTE FILE – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley attends the National Governors Association 2013 Winter Meeting in Washington, in this Feb. 24, 2013 file photo.…
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,…
OBAMA SENDS PRAYERS, WARM WISHES TO NEW POPE
By JOSH LEDERMAN Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the…
VATICAN: VICTIM GROUP WRONG TO CRITICIZE CARDINALS
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican spokesman says a group representing church sex abuse victims is acting out of “negative prejudices” when criticizing cardinals. The Reverend Federico Lombardi was responding…
CARDINALS LOCKED INTO SISTINE CHAPEL TO PICK POPE
By NICOLE WINFIELD Cardinals attend a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.…
ROME BRACES FOR CONCLAVE CROWD CONTROL CHALLENGE
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE — In this file photo taken on Feb. 24, 2013, policeman patrol as faithful gather the last Angelus noon prayer of Pope Benedict XVI, celebrated from…