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• Vatican sends message: Pope's retirement for real
• How does the Vatican elect a new pope? 7 things to know about a conclave
• Christian Siriano visits Russian opera for fall
• Canadian cardinal who could succeed Pope Benedict has mixed following at home
• New pope to face cultural shift in Latin America
• Vatican plans big send off for pope, consultations begin
• In uncharted retirement, pope to live on at heart of Vatican
• Pope will play no role in running Church after he resigns: Vatican
• Retiring Pope Benedict XVI in uncharted territory
• Pope avoids predecessor's show of suffering
• Pope's resignation could hurt Berlusconi in Italian vote
• Pope seeks quiet retirement, brother says
• The Pope's Legacy, a Buddhist Scandal, and the Science of Violent Video Games
• Retiring pope faces uncharted territory
• Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
• Jon Stewart Knows Why the Pope Quit
• Vatican says Benedict will have no say on election of his successor
• Vatican: Pope Benedict no role in conclave
• Vatican spokesman says pope will have no role in selection of successor
• Pope's brother: Benedict seeks quiet retirement
• Vatican acknowledges that pope had a pacemaker; batteries were replaced months ago
• Vatican acknowledges that pope had pacemaker
• Pope fitted with pacemaker "some time ago": Vatican
• Pope's brother says Benedict won't return home
• Philippines Catholics hope, pray for Asia's first pope
• Fantino defends Uganda grant decision against religious, anti-gay claims
• Law allowing guns in churches signed by Arkansas governor

Vatican sends message: Pope's retirement for real Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:42 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The papal ring will be destroyed, along with other powerful emblems of authority, just as they are after a pope's death. The retiring Pope Benedict XVI will live in a monastery on the edge of the Vatican gardens and will likely even give up his beloved theological writing.

How does the Vatican elect a new pope? 7 things to know about a conclave Posted: 12 Feb 2013 02:34 PM PST Following Pope Benedict XVI's surprising announcement Monday that he will resign from the papacy on Feb. 28, the first pope to do so in more than 600 years, the Vatican is preparing to elect his successor.

Christian Siriano visits Russian opera for fall Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:02 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Siriano is going to the opera.

Canadian cardinal who could succeed Pope Benedict has mixed following at home Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:52 PM PST MONTREAL - Word that a Canadian cardinal is a presumed contender to succeed Pope Benedict has been met with a mixed response in his own Quebec backyard.

New pope to face cultural shift in Latin America Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:28 AM PST RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As throngs of costumed revelers celebrated Brazil's Carnival festivities on Monday, a trickle of decidedly more sober people entered Nossa Senhora da Paz, a Catholic church two blocks from a packed beach in Rio de Janeiro. While the churchgoers prayed, the revelers outside drank beer, beat drums and flirted in a days-long party known for such debauchery that local officials hand out free condoms. True, the city isn't always as crazy as it is during the annual revelry Of Carnival. ...

Vatican plans big send off for pope, consultations begin Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:28 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinals around the world began informal contacts to discuss who should next lead the Church through a period of major crisis and the Vatican said it planned a big send-off for Pope Benedict before he becomes the first pontiff in centuries to resign. At a Tuesday news conference on how the pope plans to spend the next two weeks before he steps out of the limelight, the Vatican also disclosed that the 85-year-old Benedict has been wearing a pacemaker since before he was elected pope in 2005. ...

In uncharted retirement, pope to live on at heart of Vatican Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:04 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict may be retreating into a life of prayer but the first retired pontiff since the Middle Ages will, physically at least, remain at the very heart of the Vatican. The convent of Mater Ecclesiae - Mother of the Church - is being renovated and following Benedict's shock resignation will offer him a substantial, four-storey, modern home, complete with contemporary chapel, garden and a roof terrace looking out from a rise dominated by the Holy See's TV transmission tower. ...

Pope will play no role in running Church after he resigns: Vatican Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:18 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will step aside completely from any role in running the Church after he resigns at the end of this month and will play no part in the election of his successor, the Vatican spokesman said on Tuesday. "The pope has said in his declaration that he will use his time for prayer and reflection and will not have any responsibility for guidance of the Church or any administrative or government responsibility. This is absolutely clear and this is the sense of the resignation," Father Federico Lombardi told a press briefing at the Vatican. ...

Retiring Pope Benedict XVI in uncharted territory Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:52 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — For months, construction crews have been renovating a four-story building attached to a monastery on the northern edge of the Vatican gardens where nuns would live for a few years at a time in cloister.

Pope avoids predecessor's show of suffering Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:48 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The closest of confidants, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger watched from the front row as Pope John Paul II, once a strapping athlete, steadily deteriorated in his later years.

Pope's resignation could hurt Berlusconi in Italian vote Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:46 AM PST ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's resignation could limit the chances of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi closing the gap on the center-left frontrunner before this month's election, some pollsters and analysts say. Berlusconi, who seemed certain to lose a few months ago, has staged an aggressive campaign based on tax-cut promises that has eroded the lead of Pier Luigi Bersani's Democratic Party (PD) and raised the prospect of an inconclusive outcome. ...

Pope seeks quiet retirement, brother says Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:25 AM PST REGENSBURG, Germany (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is planning to stay out of the public eye following his retirement at the end of the month but may stand ready to advise his successor if asked, his brother said Tuesday after talking with the pontiff.

The Pope's Legacy, a Buddhist Scandal, and the Science of Violent Video Games Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:20 AM PST Behind the New York Times pay wall, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

Retiring pope faces uncharted territory Posted: 12 Feb 2013 05:58 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — For months, construction crews have been renovating a four-story building attached to a monastery on the northern edge of the Vatican gardens where nuns would live for a few years at a time in cloister.

Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life Posted: 12 Feb 2013 05:53 AM PST The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering ...

Jon Stewart Knows Why the Pope Quit Posted: 12 Feb 2013 05:39 AM PST The new year has not been kind to Catholic institutions. In mid-January, Notre Dame's star linebacker Manti Te'o was caught dating and eulogizing a fictitious girlfriend, a scandal that trapped the Catholic university in a non-stop media circus — and began an endless Jon Stewart joke. And yesterday, the Pope, considered infallible by the world's 1.2 billion practicing Catholics, announced he was resigning at the end of February — the first papal resignation in nearly six centuries. ...

Vatican says Benedict will have no say on election of his successor Posted: 12 Feb 2013 05:13 AM PST VATICAN CITY - A Vatican spokesman says the resigning Pope Benedict XVI will play no role in election of his successor.

Vatican: Pope Benedict no role in conclave Posted: 12 Feb 2013 05:10 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican spokesman says the resigning Pope Benedict XVI will play no role in election of his successor.

Vatican spokesman says pope will have no role in selection of successor Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:57 AM PST Vatican spokesman says pope will have no role in selection of successor.

Pope's brother: Benedict seeks quiet retirement Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:48 AM PST REGENSBURG, Germany (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is planning to stay out of the public eye following his retirement at the end of the month and will probably not write any further works during his lifetime, his brother said Tuesday after talking with the pontiff.

Vatican acknowledges that pope had a pacemaker; batteries were replaced months ago Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:37 AM PST VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is acknowledging for the first time that Pope Benedict XVI has had a pacemaker for years and that its battery was replaced a few months ago in secret.

Vatican acknowledges that pope had pacemaker Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:33 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is acknowledging for the first time that Pope Benedict XVI has had a pacemaker for years and that its battery was replaced a few months ago in secret.

Pope fitted with pacemaker "some time ago": Vatican Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:14 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict had a heart pacemaker installed some time ago but was not suffering from poor health and remained lucid and serene in the wake of his decision to resign, the Vatican spokesman said on Tuesday. It had not been generally known that the 85-year-old pope had been fitted with a pacemaker. Father Federico Lombardi said the batteries on the appliance were replaced three months ago in a minor, routine intervention but that had played no part in persuading the pontiff to take the shock decision to step down. ...

Pope's brother says Benedict won't return home Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:15 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI's brother says he spoke with the pontiff after his surprise announcement that he was stepping down and that the 85-year-old is not planning on moving back to his German homeland after his retirement.

Philippines Catholics hope, pray for Asia's first pope Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:43 AM PST MANILA (Reuters) - With attention turning from Europe to the "new" world, worshippers in the Philippines prayed quietly and took to social media on Tuesday in the hope their cardinal might be chosen as the next leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Many Catholics in the Philippines, the largest Christian community in Asia, were shocked by Pope Benedict's resignation, including their charismatic leader, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. "Pope Benedict XVI's renunciation of the ministry as Bishop of Rome on February 11, 2013 came as a surprise," Tagle said in a statement. ...

Fantino defends Uganda grant decision against religious, anti-gay claims Posted: 11 Feb 2013 09:43 PM PST OTTAWA - International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino is defending the Conservative government's decision to provide funding to an Ontario evangelical group that has described homosexuality as a perversion and a sin.

Law allowing guns in churches signed by Arkansas governor Posted: 11 Feb 2013 05:28 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, signed into law on Monday a bill that allows concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into churches. The Church Protection Act would allow individual places of worship to decide whether to allow concealed handguns and who could carry them. Churches that take no action will remain off-limits to guns. The Republican-controlled House passed the bill 85-8 with bipartisan support last week. The measure previously passed the Republican-controlled Senate 28-4. The law takes place immediately. ...

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