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Simpler inauguration planned for a more modest pope

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 05:03 PM PDT

Chairs are in place in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, one day before Pope Francis' inaugural massBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass on Tuesday among political and religious leaders from around the world and amid a wave of hope for a renewal of the scandal-plagued Roman Catholic Church. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to cram St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets for the Mass on Tuesday to formally install Francis as the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Six sovereigns, U.S. ...

Why History Channel's 'The Bible' draws boffo ratings despite reviews

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 04:17 PM PDT

This is the time of year for traditional sandals-and-toga programming, but this year's five-episode, 10-hour History Channel mini-series, "The Bible," is a sensation.

Pope Francis lauded for interfaith dialogue

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PDT

In this Dec. 12, 2012 picture provided by the NCI-Emanue El, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, right, lights the Janukia during Hanukkah celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, At left is Rabbi Sergio Bergman, and at right is Rabbi Alejandro Avruj, of the NCI-Emanu El congregation. The Jewish community in Argentina, the largest in Latin America, is thrilled with the new pope Francis, known for his excellent relationship with the Jewish community. Experts believe that Bergoglio, who took the name Francis as pope, will be an example of inter-religious relations. (AP Photo/NCI-Emanu El)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The election of Pope Francis has thrilled Jewish leaders in Argentina, who predict that their friend will continue to foster warm relations and open dialogue between Catholicism and other faiths during his pontificate.

Pope Francis to get simple coat of arms, ring

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:27 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis meets Argentine President Cristina Fernandez at the Vatican, Monday, March 18, 2013. Pope Francis' diplomatic skills were put to the test Monday as he met with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, with whom he has clashed over her socially liberal policies and what he has called the government's totalitarianism. Fernandez called on the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires Monday at his temporary home, the Vatican hotel on the edge of the Vatican gardens, and the two later lunched together, a day before she and other world leaders attend his installation Mass in St. Peter's Square that some estimates say could bring 1 million people to Rome. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is mixing his Argentine past with his Roman present to create his new papal coat of arms, while harking back to a pope associated with the Second Vatican Council for the simple ring that he will receive during Tuesday's installation Mass.

Pope installation draws world, religious leaders

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:20 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis meets Argentine President Cristina Fernandez at the Vatican, Monday, March 18, 2013. Pope Francis' diplomatic skills were put to the test Monday as he met with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, with whom he has clashed over her socially liberal policies and what he has called the government's totalitarianism. Fernandez called on the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires Monday at his temporary home, the Vatican hotel on the edge of the Vatican gardens, and the two later lunched together, a day before she and other world leaders attend his installation Mass in St. Peter's Square that some estimates say could bring 1 million people to Rome. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' diplomatic skills will be put to the test on Tuesday as he hosts political leaders from 130 nations and religious representatives from a variety of faiths who are descending on Rome for his installation Mass, with Latin America strongly represented to celebrate the first pope from the New World.

Orthodox patriarch to Rome for pope's installation

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:54 PM PDT

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis delivered off-the-cuff remarks about God's power to forgive instead of reading from a written speech for the first Sunday window appearance of his papacy. He also spoke only in Italian, beginning with "buon giorno" (Good day) and ending with "buon pranzo" (Have a good lunch), instead of greeting the faithful in several languages as his last few predecessors had done. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, will attend Pope Francis' installation Mass — the first time a patriarch from the Istanbul-based church has attended a papal investiture since the two branches of Christianity split nearly 1,000 years ago.

Making nice? Argentina's Kirchner and Pope Francis meet in Rome

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:06 PM PDT

After lunch and a short meeting today in Vatican City, newly-elected Pope Francis exchanged gifts with Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

'The Bible' producers dismiss devil character's resemblance to Obama

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:06 PM PDT

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The popular U.S. TV miniseries "The Bible" has plunged into controversy over what some viewers see as a physical resemblance between an actor playing Satan and President Barack Obama, but producers on Monday dismissed any likeness as coincidental. The controversy began after the History Channel aired the latest episode of the popular series on Sunday evening, with Moroccan actor Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni playing the part of the devil. ...

New pope's style an implicit criticism of Benedict's papacy

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:05 PM PDT

By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - With every day Pope Francis reigns, his style reveals more contrasts with his predecessor Benedict in ways that amount to an unspoken criticism of how the retired pontiff conducted his papacy. The enthusiasm former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has ignited among Catholics by approaching the job like a parish priest rather than a papal monarch points to a yearning for a leader the Church has not seen since the charismatic Pope John Paul II. ...

Papal inaugural Mass will straddle religion and politics

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:05 PM PDT

Chairs are in place in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, one day before Pope Francis' inaugural massBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican was preparing for a huge crowd for Pope Francis's inaugural Mass on Tuesday, an event straddling religion and politics that will bring together European royalty, heads of state and world spiritual leaders. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to cram St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets for the Mass to formally install Francis as the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. The crowd may be the biggest in Rome since more than 1. ...

Delicate diplomacy: Pope meets Argentine president

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:53 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' diplomatic skills were put to the test Monday during his inaugural audience with a visiting head of state as he met with his political nemesis, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, and was asked to intervene in the dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

'Bible' producers dismiss Obama-Satan connection

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:41 PM PDT

This publicity image released by History shows Diogo Morcaldo as Jesus, right, in a scene from "The Bible," on History. The producers of the cable TV miniseries on the Bible say Internet chatter that their Satan character resembles President Barack Obama is "utter nonsense." Mark Burnett and Roma Burnett said Monday the Moroccan actor who played Satan in the History channel series has played Satanic characters in other Biblical programs long before Obama was elected president. (AP Photo/History, Joe Alblas)NEW YORK (AP) — The producers of the cable TV miniseries on the Bible say Internet chatter that their Satan character resembles President Barack Obama is "utter nonsense."

Argentina's Fernandez asks Pope to intervene over Falklands

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Newly elected Pope Francis holds a mate given to him from Argentine President Cristina Kirchner at the VaticanBy Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez has asked Pope Francis to intervene in support of Buenos Aires in a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Fernandez had lunch with the former Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio in the Vatican shortly after arriving in Rome to attend his inaugural papal mass on Tuesday. "I asked for his intervention on the question of the Malvinas," she told reporters afterwards, using the Argentinian name for the islands. ...

Argentina asks pope to help on Falklands dispute

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis stands by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez showing a picture of a marble plaque commemorating the 1984 peace and friendship treaty between Argentina and Chile as they meet at the Pope's temporary apartments in the Santa Marta hotel at the Vatican, Monday, March 18, 2013. Inscription in Latin reads: "In the fifth year of Benedict XVI's pontificate, after 25 years from the peace and friendship treaty reached with the mediation of Pope John Paul II, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria and Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner in remembrance of the efforts, Casina Pio IV, on November 28, 2009." (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says she has asked Pope Francis to help defuse the long-running dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands.

Pope has probably not read "Vatileaks" report yet, Vatican says

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:58 AM PDT

Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis already has access to a top secret report about a leaks scandal that rocked the Catholic Church last year but most probably has not yet read it, the Vatican said on Monday. The report concerns the so-called "Vatileaks" affair in which internal documents alleging corruption, mismanagement and infighting in the Vatican's central administration, known as the Curia, were leaked to the media. Before he stepped down last month, Pope Benedict decided that the report would be given to the next pope for his eyes only. ...

Glenn Beck and Conservatives See the Devil in Barack Obama on 'The Bible'

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:47 AM PDT

The History channel's The Bible miniseries has been a high-profile ratings success, and now Glenn Beck and the conservative media, along with maybe a few actual viewers, are brewing a high-profile controversy because, well, the actor who played the devil on Sunday night's episode maybe kind of sort of looks like the President of the United States.

Vatican releases pope's Mass details, motto

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:19 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' diplomatic skills were put to the test Monday as he lunched with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez: As leader of Argentina's Catholics, he had accused her government of demagoguery while she called his position on gay adoptions reminiscent of the Middle Ages and the Inquisition.

Soccer: I may have played with new Pope, Di Stefano says

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:16 AM PDT

Real Madrid's honorary president Alfredo Di Stefano receives the Francisco Fernandez Ochoa National Award trophy from Spanish Queen Sofia during the 2011 Spanish National Sports Awards ceremony at El Pardo Palace outside MadridMADRID (Reuters) - Alfredo Di Stefano may have kicked a ball about with Argentine compatriot Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected Pope Francis I last week, when they were growing up around the same time in Buenos Aires, the Real Madrid great has said. Di Stefano, who is just over 10 years older than the 76-year-old Bergoglio, wrote in his regular column in sports daily Marca on Monday that the pair had gone to the same school and lived close to each other in the Argentine capital. "As you can imagine his election filled me with enormous joy," Di Stefano wrote. ...

Argentina blends devotion and marketing with pope

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:01 AM PDT

Argentina blends devotion and marketing with popeFrom slum chapels to Buenos Aires' imposing cathedral, Argentines celebrated their pope in Sunday Masses.While the faithful prayed, vendors sold papal memorabilia and workers installed huge screens in ...

Pope meets Argentine president with whom he has clashed repeatedly over liberal policies

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 05:22 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' diplomatic skills are being put to the test Monday, as the first head of state he meets is his own: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, with whom he has clashed over her socially liberal policies and what he has called the government's strident displays of power.

Why does The Bible's Satan look so much like Barack Obama?

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 04:45 AM PDT

Regardless of your political leanings, you must admit: The resemblance is uncanny.Coincidence... or something more sinister?

Orthodox patriarch heads for pope's installation

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:37 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate says the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians will attend the pope's inauguration Mass in Rome, the first such presence in nearly 1,000 years.

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