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.…
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…
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.…
CATHOLICS CREATE ‘VIRTUAL CONCLAVE’ FOR NEW POPE
By RACHEL ZOLL A view of the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Firefighters have installed the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to…
VATICAN BRINGS FLOWERS AMID DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ROLE
By NICOLE WINFIELD This photo provide by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano shows restorers touching up an area on the wall which normally is behind a glass as the stoves…