Conclave 2013
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Pope Francis profile: Who is Jorge Bergoglio?
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Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is known for modernizing an Argentine church that had been among the most conservative in Latin America.
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Pope Francis: Catholics, Argentinians react to new pope
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Locals react to the Catholic Church choosing Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as pope Wednesday. Catholics attending a Thanksgiving Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew say the election is the work of the Holy Spirit.
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Pope Francis: Jorge Bergoglio named new pope after two-day conclave
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On the second day of the Conclave, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was named the new pope. The first pope from the Western Hemisphere assumed the name Pope Francis.
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Conclave 2013: Black smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney, no pope yet
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Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Wednesday morning, meaning Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting.
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President Obama: American pope wouldn't be closely aligned with U.S. government
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President Barack Obama is rejecting the notion that an American pope would be too closely aligned with the U.S. government.
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Conclave 2013: Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel chimney
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Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning no pope has been chosen on the first try.
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Conclave 2013: What name will the new pope choose?
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What name will the new pope take? When it came to picking the pope in the first 600 years, those chosen would go by their baptismal name. It was in the 10th century when they started going by different names.
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Conclave 2013: A day of ritual and black smoke
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The first day of voting for a new pope began with a mass at St. Peter's Basilica and ended with the classic puff of black smoke signaling that no pope was chosen on the first day.
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Conclave 2013: Cardinals celebrate final Mass, conclave to select pope
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Benedict XVI's resignation has thrown the church into turmoil and exposed deep divisions among cardinals grappling with the apparently conflicting needs for a manager to clean up the Vatican's dysfunctional bureaucracy and a pastor who can inspire Catholics at a time of waning faith and growing secularism.
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Conclave 2013: Live video from The Vatican, Sistine Chapel chimney
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Catholics worldwide are once again keeping their eyes on a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, waiting for word of the selection of a new pope. Watch our live video of the Sistine Chapel chimney here as we wait for white smoke..
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Conclave 2013: Local Catholics discuss pope on eve of Conclave beginning
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On Monday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the noon mass included special words of hope on this eve of the beginning of the conclave.
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