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• All the Pope's Secrets Are Beginning to Leak Out
• Pope enjoys swansong; influence still a question
• For the new pope, it's all sewn up - small, medium or large
• Is it time for the first African pope?
• Pope urging Church leaders to put aside rivalries
• Vatican says pope hit head during Mexico trip
• Vatican says pope hit head during Mexico trip, denies that it played role in resignation
• Vatican confirms pope hit his head during Mexico-Cuba trip, denies it had role in resignation
• Pope to speak about Vatican II experiences
• Book Talk: Papal resignation a PR coup for Vatican journalist
• Pope said to speak about Vatican II experiences

All the Pope's Secrets Are Beginning to Leak Out Posted: 14 Feb 2013 02:53 PM PST Today, Pope Benedict XVI announced plans to live out his retirement "hidden from the world." That should come easy, considering how successful the Vatican has been at keeping secrets under wraps during his seven-year papacy.

Pope enjoys swansong; influence still a question Posted: 14 Feb 2013 12:03 PM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — New questions arose about how much influence Pope Benedict XVI will exert over his successor Thursday after the Vatican confirmed that Benedict's closest adviser would continue to serve him as a private secretary while running the new pope's household.

For the new pope, it's all sewn up - small, medium or large Posted: 14 Feb 2013 09:42 AM PST ROME (Reuters) - At Gammarelli, a discreet oak-panelled tailor's shop in central Rome, they are expected to be already creating sumptuous vestments for the new pope - in small, medium and large sizes so whoever is chosen will get the right fit. Few of the tourists strolling past on their way to the Pantheon, one of Rome's grandest ancient temples, give the shop at 34 Via Santa Chiara a second glance. Locals who know it is the pope's tailor are a bit more curious. ...

Is it time for the first African pope? Posted: 14 Feb 2013 07:15 AM PST Two popular African Catholic cardinals — one from Ghana, the other from Nigeria — are among the frontrunners to replace Pope Benedict XVI

Pope urging Church leaders to put aside rivalries Posted: 14 Feb 2013 07:14 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - With passing phrases and striking images, Pope Benedict is assembling a last testament to his Roman Catholic Church, urging its leaders to put aside their rivalries and think only of the unity of the faith. The message, slipped into statements both before and after his shock resignation announcement on Monday, reads like a veiled rebuke to leading cardinals jockeying for influence in the upcoming conclave and in the papacy that it will produce. ...

Vatican says pope hit head during Mexico trip Posted: 14 Feb 2013 05:05 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI hit his head during his March 2012 trip to Mexico, The Vatican said Thursday, but denied the accident had any "relevant" role in his resignation.

Vatican says pope hit head during Mexico trip, denies that it played role in resignation Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:59 AM PST VATICAN CITY - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI hit his head during his March 2012 trip to Mexico but denies it had any "relevant" role in his resignation.

Vatican confirms pope hit his head during Mexico-Cuba trip, denies it had role in resignation Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:29 AM PST Vatican confirms pope hit his head during Mexico-Cuba trip, denies it had role in resignation.

Pope to speak about Vatican II experiences Posted: 14 Feb 2013 03:09 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI continued his farewell tour Thursday with an off-the-cuff meeting with Roman priests, an annual encounter that took on poignant new meaning with his impending resignation.

Book Talk: Papal resignation a PR coup for Vatican journalist Posted: 14 Feb 2013 02:11 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Few authors can boast that Pope Benedict helped sell their books, but the pontiff's shock resignation has boosted interest in all things Catholic just as veteran Vatican journalist John Thavis is about to publish. "The Vatican Diaries," a behind-the-scenes look at the faith's fabled nerve centre, goes on sale on February 21, just one week before the pope takes the nearly unprecedented step of quitting as the head of the world's largest church. Thavis, who covered the Vatican for 30 years until retiring from his post as bureau chief for the U.S. ...

Pope said to speak about Vatican II experiences Posted: 14 Feb 2013 01:59 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is continuing his farewell tour with an off-the-cuff meeting with Roman priests, an annual encounter that has taken on poignant new meaning with his impending resignation.

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