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Cardinals reached outside the Vatican's box in electing Argentine Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio. But Pope Francis I hardly fits the mold here.
Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. |
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Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected pope, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century... |
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Waiting for the white smoke is the dullest spectator sport in the world, even duller than crown-green bowls, more tiresome than regatta racing. How we pitied poor Ed Stourton, stuck in the Vatican ... |
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World leaders and Catholics have welcomed the election of Pope Francis as the first Latin American Pope, calling on him to work for the promotion of peace. |
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Looking stunned, Francis shyly waved to the crowd of tens of thousands of people who gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the announcement, marveling that the cardinals needed to look to “the end of the earth” to find a bishop of Rome. In choosing a 76-year-old pope, the cardinals clearly decided that.... |
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. |
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Jorge Bergoglio's alleged involvement with the Argentine military junta during the 70s and 80s has led to mixed responses Argentina showed a dramatically mixed reaction to the news that their compatriot Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be the first pope from Latin America, with supporters celebrating a.... |
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Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with the humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. |
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Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. |
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THE newly-elected Pope Francis I may be leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics but he only has absolute sovereign powers over the Vatican City, the world’s smallest state. According to a report by Agence France Presse (AFP), the Vatican’s unique status was officially recognised in 1929 after.... |
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In this life, there are moments, and then there are Moments. The first appearance of a new pope on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica has always been a Moment like no other. Before there was telegraphy, before there was radio, before there was television, before there was the Internet, before there.... |
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