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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: 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 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: 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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Conclave 2013: Top contenders to be the next pope
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In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running for pope, and history has yielded plenty of surprises. Yet several names have come up repeatedly as strong contenders.
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Conclave 2013: Cardinals gather for final day of talks
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Cardinals gathered for their final day of talks Monday before the conclave to elect the next pope.
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Conclave 2013: Start date for Conclave set for March 12
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Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope. There doesn't appear to be a front-runner in this election for a successor to the retired Benedict XVI.
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Conclave 2013: Could Cardinal Donald Wuerl be the next pope?
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With the start of the papal conclave just days away, D.C.'s Cardinal Wuerl is in Rome - and there are reports that he could be a candidate for the next pope.
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Conclave 2013: Vatican waiting for cardinals
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The Sistine Chapel closed to visitors on Tuesday and construction work got under way to prepare it for the conclave that will choose the next pope, but five cardinals had yet to arrive for the preparatory meetings.
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Conclave 2013: How will a new Pope be chosen?
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Thursday marked the final day of Pope Benedict's XVI reign as the head of the Catholic church, and soon, the traditional conclave will gather to select a new Pope.
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