Argentine Cardinal Elected As New Pope, Named Pope Francis
The New Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is from Argentina Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He is now Pope Francis I and become the first no...
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BREAKING NEWS: White Smoke Signals New Pope Elected In Secret Conclave
White smoke rose from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday signalling cardinals had elected a new pope to succeed Benedict and take...
Conclave 2013 - Cardinals Gather For Final Talk Before Electing Pope
New church leader could be elected Tuesday in Rome after conclave begins. Before entering a top-secret conclave and electing a new leader fo...
Conclave Date Uncertain As Cardinals Seek Reforms
Suspense over the date of the conclave to elect a new pope intensified on Wednesday as some cardinals called for more time for debate and se...
Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson Favourite To Replace Pope Benedict XVI
Cardinal Peter Turkson, a Ghanaian, is president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. He has been considered 'papabile'...
Pope Benedict Condemns Terrorism Against Christians In Nigeria
Pope Benedict used his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday to say people should never lose hope for peace, even in conflict-riven Syri...
Pope Names Six New Cardinals With Global Flavor
Pope Benedict XVI appointed six new cardinals in a special ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, all of them from countries outs...
Egypt - Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II Enthroned In Cairo
The new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian church has been formally enthroned in Cairo. Pope Tawadros II was confirmed as the new leader o...
Bishop Tawadros New Pope Of Egypt's Coptic Christians
Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt's Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the M...
Egypt - Copt Christians To Vote For New Pope On Monday
Egypt's Coptic Christians will vote for a new spiritual leader on Monday after Pope Shenuda III died in March, leaving behind a communit...
Nigerian Says Nomination As Cardinal An Honour To Africa
The Nigerian archbishop named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican's College of Cardinals on Wednesday told AFP his appointment was ...
Pope Appoints Six Cardinals, Nigerian Arch-Bishop Gets The Nod
Six non-European Roman Catholic prelates will join the Vatican's College of Cardinals in November, Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday, in ...
Trial Of Pope's Butler Over Vatican Leak Begins
The pope's butler went on trial Saturday on charges of stealing papal documents and passing them off to a journalist in the worst securi...
Pope Benedict Calls For Peace In Raging Middle East
Pope Benedict urged Arab leaders on Sunday at a huge open-air Mass in Lebanon to work for reconciliation in a Middle East riven by Syria...
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