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Popes of the 20th and 21st centuries

69 days ago

Popes of the 20th and 21st centuries

Argentine Catholics overjoyed at 1st Latam pope

69 days ago

said Martha Ruiz, 60, who was weeping tears of emotion after learning that the cardinal she knew as Jorge Mario Bergoglio will now be Pope Francis I.

POPE LIVE: White smoke, and awaiting a new pontiff

69 days ago

---VATICAN SECURITYThrongs of the faithful are in St. Peter's Square, ready to cheer the new pope when he steps out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

Catholics look to next pope to improve China ties

69 days ago

The Vatican says only the pope has the power to do so, but Beijing says it can do so on its own as an exercise in the Chinese church's independence.

Cardinals' first ballot fails to produce next pope

69 days ago

Hopefully we'll hear Habemus papam by then," he said, referring to the Latin declaration -- "We have a pope" -- that precedes the announcement of the church's new leader.

US-based 'Pope TV' to zero in on papal selection

70 days ago

It's talking about how the new pope might affect worship services, and the need for prayer during the selection process.

Austrian cardinal's mom doesn't want him as pope

70 days ago

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn is one of the favorites for the papacy, but at least one Catholic from his country doesn't think he's qualified.

The choreographed election of a pope in a nutshell

70 days ago

Once a cardinal has been elected pope, the master of liturgical ceremonies enters the Sistine Chapel and the senior cardinal asks "Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?"

Tailors to the popes pray for perfect fit

75 days ago

Of the seven popes they have officially dressed, starting with Pius XI in 1922, only Pius XII declined their services for his papacy, preferring his aristocratic family's personal tailor.

Correction: Vatican-Pope story

76 days ago

Most experts doubt the upcoming conclave will select an American pope, but the U.S. cardinals are already exerting a surprising amount of control over the message - simply by talking.

Pope's new clothes? Check. Tailor rolls out robes

78 days ago

Gammarelli's on Monday displayed three sets of white vestments - small, medium and large - to be shipped to the Vatican for the new pope following Benedict XVI's resignation last week.

Vatican transition begins

80 days ago

The master of liturgical ceremonies runs the religious side of the conclave and the installation Mass for the new pope, all of them carefully choreographed rituals.

Pope's first hours as retiree: Prayer, TV, books

81 days ago

The Vatican on Friday released details of Benedict's life inside Castel Gandolfo, the vacation retreat where at 8 p.m. Thursday he became the first pope in 600 years to retire.

A translation of Benedict's final public words as pope

81 days ago

A translation of Benedict's final public words as pope

AP PHOTOS: Benedict's final day as pope

82 days ago

Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, has left Vatican City for scenic Castel Gandolfo in the hills south of Rome, where he has spent his summer vacations reading and writing.