US prelates' silence shifts focus to finance, national disputes
Rome dispatch: No conclave start date was set at the cardinals' meeting this morning, but they did talk money and what they'd like to see in the next pope.
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What's this 'new evangelization' thing, anyway?
John Allen in Rome: Many cardinals seem to want a pope for the new evangelization, but that doesn't mean much to Vatican outsiders. Here's a primer.
Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope
Papabile of the day: Today's papabile, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, refused to abandon Catholics in Iraq in 2003, even when bombs flew.
Concerned about media leaks, American cardinals stop press briefings
Rome dispatch: Until Wednesday, the cardinals from the United States were talking to the press every day. Now they're no longer allowed.
The pope's unfinished business: outreach to traditionalist SSPX
Pope Benedict XVI's successor will take over the rocky relationship with the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X.
Vatican could learn a thing or two about renewal from women religious
From Where I Stand: The church could use this opportunity to do a little demystifying to better connect with the 21st-century world.
In Benedict's shadow, cardinals discuss next pope
Rome dispatch: After four meetings, the cardinals still have not decided on a start date for the conclave. Meanwhile, SNAP has listed 12 cardinals that should not be elected pope.
Yes, Ratzinger was Ratzinger eight years ago
John Allen in Rome: Was Ratzinger really Ratzinger eight years ago? That is, was he the consensus front-runner, or is this revisionist history based on the benefit of hindsight?
Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope
Papabile of the day: For cardinals who see continuity as key, their candidate might be "the little Ratzinger," Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera.
New African cardinal talks voting blocs, secret meetings, his vote
Q and A: Cardinal John Onaiyekan, a leading African intellectual who loves being center of attention, discusses the conclave and Africa's situation.
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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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