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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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over the last one hundred years. Latino But the Catholic Church has also enjoyed a 500-year monopoly on the region. Latin America, unlike Europe, never had a Protestant Reformation. Christianity was almost entirely synonymous with the Holy See. There was no Martin Luther, John Wycliffe, Jean Calvin,.... |
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. and ROME -- With the election of Pope Francis, the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Rev. Robert A. Sirico released the following statement. "Pope Franc... |
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Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido.... |
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Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first pope from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. |
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The new pope wasted little time in issuing his first tweet: "HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM," which roughly translates to: "We have Pope Francis." The message on Twitter came within 30 mins or so of Pope Francis I being named, and to show the power of social media, it was retweeted 25,000 times within 10 minutes. |
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Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first pope from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. |
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VATICAN CITY (4th Update) -- Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. A stunned-looking Bergoglio shyly waved to the crowd of tens of thousands of people who gathered in St. |
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