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Benedict to be called 'emeritus pope,' wear white

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:29 PM PST

Two nuns walk past a photo of Pope Benedict XVI as they leave a souvenir shop just outside the Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "emeritus pope" in his retirement and will continue to wear a white cassock, the Vatican announced Tuesday, again fueling concerns about potential conflicts arising from having both a reigning and a retired pope. The pope's title and what he would wear have been a major source of speculation ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two pontiffs, both wearing white, both called "pope" and living a few yards from one another, with the same key aide serving them.


Ghana's Turkson is Irish bookmakers' favorite for new pope

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:15 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Ghana's Peter Turkson is the Irish bookmakers' favorite to replace Pope Benedict, putting a non-European in pole position to lead the 1.2 billion-member Roman Catholic Church for the first time in more than a millennium. Irish bookmaker Paddy Power offered odds of 11/4 against for Turkson, meaning successful punters would win 11 pounds for every four staked, while Britain's second largest bookmaker Ladbrokes offered odds of 5/2 against. Turkson would be the first non-European to lead the Catholic church in more than a millennium if he is chosen to succeed Benedict. ...

Sex, power scandals to loom over Vatican pre-vote talks

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:15 PM PST

A general view of Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The sex and power scandals haunting the Catholic Church look set to play a big role in meetings before next month's papal election after two senior cardinals called on Tuesday for more internal debate about them. A leading support group for victims of clerical sexual abuse also made what it called a "last-ditch plea" to Pope Benedict to use his authority before resigning on Thursday to discipline bishops who have protected predatory priests in their dioceses. ...


Montreal's populist former archbishop says Canadian pope a possibility

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:17 AM PST

MONTREAL - Montreal's populist former archbishop says Quebecers will be proud if one of their own becomes the new pontiff.

Clinton: Nigerian poverty fuels religious violence

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:08 AM PST

Clinton: Nigerian poverty fuels religious violenceFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that Nigeria must do more to alleviate the extreme poverty across the nation's predominantly Muslim north in order to halt the wave of bombings, shootings ...


Pope praying, packing ahead of move out of Vatican

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 09:49 AM PST

PLEASE HOLD - MOVES FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 - File picture of Pope Benedict XVI waving as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the VaticanROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict was praying and packing on Tuesday two days before his move out of the Vatican and into retirement where he will assume the title of "pope emeritus" and still be referred to as "your holiness". The Vatican said Benedict was spending a quiet Tuesday in the apostolic palace with no audiences. "Today is a day dedicated to prayer and preparation for the events of the next two days," Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said at a daily news briefing. ...


Top Hungarian court overturns disputed church law

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 08:31 AM PST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's top court issued a ruling on Tuesday on the procedure the country should follow to decide which religions to officially recognize. But the verdict may have little practical effect because lawmakers are debating a constitutional amendment about the same issue.

Pope to be called 'emeritus pope,' will wear white

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:59 AM PST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "emeritus pope" in his retirement and will continue to wear a white cassock, the Vatican announced Tuesday, again fueling concerns about potential conflicts arising from having both a reigning and a retired pope.

The Pope's New Shoes End the Papal High-End Fashion Truther Movement

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:50 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI's papal shoes are, like the man who wore them, headed for retirement. B16, who plans to resign on February 28, will trade in the red, shiny, and expensive-looking slippers for a pair of pedestrian brown loafers presented to him by a Mexican shoemaker when the Pope and his entourage visited the city of León, in central Mexico, in March 2012. (León is known for its enormous leather industry. ...

Vatican: Retired Pope Benedict XVI will be called 'emeritus pope,' will continue to wear white

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:14 AM PST

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has answered some of the outstanding questions about Pope Benedict XVI's future once he's retired, saying he'll be known as "emeritus pope," and continue to wear a white cassock.

Vatican: Retired Pope Benedict XVI will be called "emeritus pope," continue to wear white

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:56 AM PST

Vatican: Retired Pope Benedict XVI will be called "emeritus pope," continue to wear white .

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