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Pope Benedict XVI To Resign This Month

This is the first resignation of a Pope in my lifetime.  In fact this is the first resignation in just about 600 years (1415). Mediaite Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28, the Vatican...

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What Did Pope Benedict Do, Anyway?

We’ll be getting a lot of news about the Pope today.  So, what did he do during his time in office? Think Progress Pope Benedict XVI, who took office in 2005, announced on Monday that he will resign on...

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Pope removes cardinals in shake-up of Vatican bank

The headquarters of the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), the Vatican’s bank. NBC World News Pope Francis shook up the scandal-plagued Vatican bank on Wednesday, removing four of five cardinals from...

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President Obama to meet with Pope Francis in March

NBC News President Barack Obama will pay a visit to Pope Francis in March, the White House announced. Obama will meet the pope at the Vatican on March 27 as part of a European tour that will include...

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Vatican Signals More Tolerance Toward Gays and Remarriage

Pope Francis attended an assembly of 200 bishops convened to discuss family issues on Monday at the Vatican. Credit Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Just a note about my very pro-active stance on gay...

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Pope’s latest interview: I quote the Gospel, they call me a Communist

CRUX By Inés San Martín – Vatican correspondent ROME — Pope Francis is legendary for his passion for the poor, but in a new interview he insists he’s not driven by a Communist-inspired ideology, but by...

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Terror suspects planned Vatican attack, Italian authorities say

AP WGN-TV MILAN (AP) — An Italian prosecutor says Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in...

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The Shady Group That Played Pope Francis

Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast THE DAILY BEAST The pontiff found his reformer image tarnished when it was announced he met with Kim Davis. The group behind the political coup? The Liberty...

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