Sometimes 'The Lord Seemed To Sleep,' Pope Says In Farewell
Bidding an emotional farewell to a huge crowd gathered in The Vatican's St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI indirectly acknowledged Wednesday that his nearly 8 years as head of the Roman Catholic...
View ArticlePicking A Pope? Try The 'Sweet Sistine' Bracket Challenge
Next month brings "March madness" for fans of college basketball.It's also going to bring Roman Catholic cardinals together to choose a new pope.Which means, according to Religion News Service, it's...
View ArticleOn Benedict's Last Day, A Pledge Of Obedience To His Successor
(We last updated the top of this post at 2 p.m. ET.)Precisely on time, under dark skies but with the lights of cameras from news outlets around the world illuminating the scene, Swiss Guards on...
View ArticleBenedict XVI Leaves The Vatican, Headed To Retirement
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: We're hearing this morning that Pope Benedict has left the Vatican. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli is covering the first papal retirement in 600 years, and she joins us now from...
View ArticleThe Pope Emeritus' New Shoes And The Mexican Man Who Makes Them
As Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican and his papacy, he slipped out of his trademark red shoes and put on a pair of Mexican leather loafers. The shoes, actually three pairs, two burgundy and one...
View ArticleVatican Is Without Sitting Pope
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep. Good morning. In Italy the papacy is officially vacant. The...
View ArticleAs Cardinals Vet Possible Popes, Names May Emerge
Will there be any clues in coming days and weeks about which cardinal will replace the now-departed Pope Benedict XVI?NPR's Cokie Roberts, who is in Rome, said on Morning Edition that we just might get...
View ArticleWith Papacy In Flux, A Look At The Role Of Women
Rachel Martin talks with Sister Pat Farrell, immediate past president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, about the role and status of women in the Catholic Church. The two also talk about...
View ArticlePrayers, Oaths Of Secrecy As Catholic Cardinals Meet
As they begin the process that will lead to selection of the next pope, the Roman Catholic Church's cardinals must first decide just when to officially start deciding, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reminds us...
View ArticleAt The Vatican, 'No Rush' To Set Conclave; And A Fake Bishop Tries To Get In
Roman Catholic cardinals are in "no rush" to set the date for the start of their conclave that will choose the next pope, a Vatican spokesman told reporters Tuesday.According to Vatican Radio, 110 of...
View ArticleGerman Man Caught Impersonating A Cardinal
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne.The world is speculating, furiously, about who will be the next pope. The wait was too much for one German man, who tried to sneak into...
View ArticleVictims' Advocates Push For Some Cardinals To Be Barred From Papal Conclave
As Roman Catholic cardinals now gathered in Rome continue to make preparations for their conclave that will choose a new pope, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli tells our Newscast Desk that "advocates for victims...
View ArticleConclave To Choose New Pope Will Start Tuesday
Update at 11:36 a.m. ET. Starts Tuesday:"The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals has decided that the Conclave will begin on Tuesday, 12 March 2013," reads a statement just sent to...
View ArticleSistine Chapel Conclave Prep Includes Ensuring Social Media Blackout
Last-minute preparations are under way at the Vatican where the conclave to elect the new pope begins Tuesday.The 115 cardinal electors will remain at the Sistine Chapel incommunicado from the rest of...
View ArticleA Rough Guide To The Papal Conclave
The stage is now set for the opening act of one of the more spectacular and intriguing theatrical dramas on the planet: the election of a pope.In Rome, TV camera crews have set up their positions on...
View Article5 Things About Popes And Their Names; Like, Why Do They Change Them?
Update at 5 p.m., March 13: The new pope's name will be Francis— one that hasn't been used before.Our original post, written before Pope Francis was chosen:It's not required, but it's almost surely...
View ArticleVictims' Advocates Push For Some Cardinals To Be Barred From Papal Conclave
As Roman Catholic cardinals now gathered in Rome continue to make preparations for their conclave that will choose a new pope, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli tells our Newscast Desk that "advocates for victims...
View ArticleConclave To Choose New Pope Will Start Tuesday
Update at 11:36 a.m. ET. Starts Tuesday:"The eighth General Congregation of the College of Cardinals has decided that the Conclave will begin on Tuesday, 12 March 2013," reads a statement just sent to...
View ArticleSistine Chapel Conclave Prep Includes Ensuring Social Media Blackout
Last-minute preparations are under way at the Vatican where the conclave to elect the new pope begins Tuesday.The 115 cardinal electors will remain at the Sistine Chapel incommunicado from the rest of...
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