Tag Archives: Pope Benedict

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  Benedict XVI pledges ‘unconditional obedience’ to new pope

  The cardinals will probably gather next week to decide on a timetable to elect a new pope
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  Pope Benedict’s emotional goodbye

  Benedict is to leave office at 8 p.m. local time Thursday for a life of seclusion
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  Pope Benedict accepts resignation

  The announcement follows weekend allegations that Cardinal Keith O’Brien abused four men studying to be priests in the 1980s.
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  READ: Full text of Pope’s declaration

  Click to read the full text of Benedict’s declaration.
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  Pope Benedict will resign

  “Before Easter, we will have the new pope,” the Rev. Federico Lombardi, a Vatican spokesman, said at a news conference.
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  Pope delivers Christmas message of hope, peace

  On Christmas, Pope Benedict XVI spread a hopeful message to his followers, calling for peace in many of the world’s hot spots.
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  Pope pardons ex-butler jailed over Vatican leaks

  Pope Benedict XVI has pardoned his former butler, Paolo Gabriele, weeks after he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for leaking the pope’s private papers.
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  The Pope sends his first tweet… then his second, then his third

  Pope Benedict XVI posted his first message to the social media service Twitter Wednesday under his confirmed handle @Pontifex.
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  The Pope is now on Twitter

  The Pope’s Twitter account went live in seven languages Monday.
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  The Vatican names first Native American saint

  Thousands of miles away in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI named 17th century Mohawk Kateri Tekakwitha the first Native American saint.
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  Pope’s ex-butler gets 18 months in prison for leaking confidential papers

  He was also ordered to pay the costs of the trial at the Vatican City courthouse.
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  Pope’s ex-butler on trial for theft over Vatican leaks

  The butler, Paolo Gabriele, could face a sentence of up to eight years in an Italian prison if convicted.