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• With Pope Benedict's retirement, the where is clearer than the how
• Pope, on last Sunday, says following God's wishes
• New Bulgarian patriarch enthroned by tarnished Orthodox Church
• Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
• Among pilgrims on pope's final Sunday, a sense of malaise
• Pope's last blessing from window draws crowd
• Pope Benedict XVI's last Sunday blessing from window on St. Peter's Square draws crowd
• Pope's last blessing from window drawing crowd
• Pope makes last St. Peter's Square window appearance of his pontificate
• Catholic activists petition LA cardinal not to join papal conclave

With Pope Benedict's retirement, the where is clearer than the how Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:35 AM PST It is about to become the world's most famous retirement home, its occupant the world's most famous retiree.

Pope, on last Sunday, says following God's wishes Posted: 24 Feb 2013 07:52 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict spoke from his window for the last time on Sunday, telling the faithful packed into St. Peter's Square that the first papal abdication in centuries was God's will and insisting he was not "abandoning" the Church. Four days before the 85-year-old's often troubled eight-year rule ends, new talk of scandal hit the cardinals who will choose his successor; one of them, a Scottish archbishop, had to deny a media allegation of misconduct with young priests in the 1980s. ...

New Bulgarian patriarch enthroned by tarnished Orthodox Church Posted: 24 Feb 2013 07:49 AM PST SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's new Orthodox patriarch was enthroned in a mass in Sofia on Sunday that leaves the soft-spoken theologian the task of restoring the reputation of a church hurt by links to businessmen and communist secret police. Neofit, Bishop of Rousse, took over the 1,100-year old church, which survived centuries of Turkish domination and decades of communism, just as Bulgaria heads for early elections by May after the government resigned on Wednesday during protests over the cost of living and corruption. ...

Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning Posted: 24 Feb 2013 07:42 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spend in a secluded monastery than as leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Among pilgrims on pope's final Sunday, a sense of malaise Posted: 24 Feb 2013 07:39 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Many of the Catholics packed into St. Peter's Square On Sunday expressed a sense of malaise about seeing Pope Benedict give his last weekly blessing before resigning from a position traditionally seen as a commitment until death. "This is an ill wind blowing," said midwife Marina Tacconi as a chilly gust blew across the square. "It feels like something ugly could happen. I'm 58 years old. I have seen popes come and go, but never one resign. I don't see it as a good thing. ...

Pope's last blessing from window draws crowd Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:02 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning the church by retiring to spend his final years in prayer.

Pope Benedict XVI's last Sunday blessing from window on St. Peter's Square draws crowd Posted: 24 Feb 2013 03:13 AM PST VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has given his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.

Pope's last blessing from window drawing crowd Posted: 24 Feb 2013 03:07 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has given his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.

Pope makes last St. Peter's Square window appearance of his pontificate Posted: 24 Feb 2013 03:03 AM PST Pope makes last St. Peter's Square window appearance of his pontificate.

Catholic activists petition LA cardinal not to join papal conclave Posted: 23 Feb 2013 09:41 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roman Catholic activists on Saturday petitioned a U.S. cardinal to recuse himself from taking part in selecting a new pope so as not to insult survivors of sexual abuse by priests committed while he was archbishop of Los Angeles. The activists delivered a petition with nearly 10,000 signatures to the North Hollywood church where Cardinal Roger Mahony resides. ...

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