Election of Pope Francis brings humility, simplicity, maybe even teamwork
Opinion: The election of Pope Francis was an inspired choice who might be able to make some changes at the highest levels of church.
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Cardinals: Election of Pope Francis a sign of unity
Rome dispatch: Cardinals who voted for Pope Francis in this week's conclave said they believe Francis is the right man for the job.
Social media billows with reaction to the new Pope Francis
Storify: This is the first papacy in a world with social media, and people from around the world are talking. Here's a snapshot of who's saying what.
Black smoke after first votes Wednesday
Rome dispatch: Thousands watched black smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel in Rome this morning. No pope yet.
White smoke rises from Sistine Chapel, signaling new pope
From Rome: White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel a little after 7 p.m. Rome time Tuesday.
Where are the cardinals voting in the conclave from?
Map: Need a visual of where each cardinal is from and which countries have the most representatives? Look no further.
No direction signaled for new pope at cardinals' Mass
Rome dispatch: As the cardinals head into conclave to elect the next pope, a special Mass held Tuesday morning offered much pomp, but little direction.
The unfinished business of communion ecclesiology
Essay: The fundamental need within Catholicism is to grow institutionally and structurally into the interrelated three-fold form of ecclesial existence.
Remembering a shepherd on conclave eve
Tens of thousands of words have been written about the cardinals and candidates who will be entering the conclave tomorrow at the Vatican. One of these men will almost certainly emerge as our next pope.
I hope he is a good man, an honest person who will live transparently and run a transparent church. I hope his reach will have no bounds, embracing all the sinners and saints who make up the human family. I hope he will be merciful and will restrain from judgments.
Editorial: Time for courage from those who have most to lose
In the opening days of the general congregations, the series of meetings the College of Cardinals convene in the lead-up to the conclave that will choose the next pope, an idea was floated in the Italian press about a way to clean up the governance issues that have plagued the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI’s reign. The idea was to elect one of the over-80-year-old cardinals as pope. Such a pope, a curial old hand, would have a clear understanding of how the Curia actual works and could rein it in.
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In This Issue
May 10-23, 2013
- Illinois parish's ESL program welcomes all
- A different Mary assumes the stage
- A question few seem to consider when the US wages war afar
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Summer Listings
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