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• Pope considers new conclave rules, date uncertain
• Pope may change conclave rules before leaving: Vatican
• A New Pope May Be Selected Sooner Than Expected
• What Uncle Sam could learn from the Catholic Church

Pope considers new conclave rules, date uncertain Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:31 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI may enact a new law governing the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope amid continued uncertainty over when the voting can begin.

Pope may change conclave rules before leaving: Vatican Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:20 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict may change rules governing the conclave that will secretly elect his successor, a move that could move up the global meeting of cardinals who are already in touch about who could best lead Catholics through a period of crisis. The Vatican appears to be aiming to have a new pope elected and then formally installed before Palm Sunday on March 24 so he can preside at Holy Week services leading to Easter. The rule changes could mean that the conclave in the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will choose the next leader of the 1. ...

A New Pope May Be Selected Sooner Than Expected Posted: 20 Feb 2013 08:29 AM PST The Vatican admitted on Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI may issue a decree to speed up the process to select his successor, to prevent the Catholic Church from being leaderless at an important time of the year. Church laws state that the conclave to pick a new pope must begin between 15 and 20 days after the seat becomes vacant. That gives the cardinals spread around the globe both the time to convene in Rome, and to appropriately mourn the Pope who has just died. ...

What Uncle Sam could learn from the Catholic Church Posted: 19 Feb 2013 10:23 PM PST We absolutely ought to have a safety net for the very needy — but it won't come cheap

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