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State House News Service Weekly Roundup: Black Smoke
Patch Acton, MA -- White smoke was rising from the Sistine Chapel as Speaker Bob DeLeo stood outside his office prepared to take questions about the formation of his new gun control task force. DeLeo...
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Paedophilia is an illness NOT a crime, says cardinal just days after papal...
Cardinal Napier (left), who was among the 115 cardinals in the conclave at the Vatican that elected Pope Francis (right) earlier this week, called paedophilia a 'psychological disorder. Reported by...
View ArticleCardinal Sean P. O’Malley returns from papal conclave with elevated global...
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley will be back in his nondescript brick office building in Braintree by the end of the week, the splendors of Rome and the drama of the papal conclave behind him. Reported by...
View ArticleHow did cardinals choose Pope Francis? First accounts leak from conclave
According to the first accounts to emerge about the March 2013 papal conclave, the cardinals chose Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio after it became clear that other candidates--notably ... Reported by...
View ArticleO’Malley gives a glimpse of experience inside papal conclave
Each of the cardinals has to swear an oath of secrecy, promising not to reveal the substance of what went on during the conclave that elected the pope Wednesday; the penalty for breaking it is...
View ArticleWill Pope Francis visit China? And, if so, in whose dress?
American comedian Bill Maher compared last week's papal conclave to the Oscars, saying: "It's so exciting. We all want to know who will win and whose dress will he be wearing!" Reported by S.China...
View ArticlePapal Conclave 2013: Witness to a new era
Ed Stourton, who spent last week among the crowds outside the Vatican, says the spectacle showed the Catholic Church in all its glory. Reported by DNA 1 week ago.
View ArticlePope Francis Tweets for the First Time as @Pontifex Account Tops 2 Million...
Last Wednesday, a plume of white smoke emerged in Vatican City, signaling that the papal conclave had chosen a new leader for the Catholic Church. Shortly after, Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario...
View ArticleF1 debrief: Kimi’s Australian Grand Prix win for Lotus was heaven sent
Holy smokes – Lotus have now won four of the last five grands prix to be held after a papal conclave (if you count Fernando Alonso’s 2005 San Marino Grand Prix win for Renault, which is now called...
View ArticleSistine Chapel re-opened to public
The Sistine Chapel, which was closed on March 5 in preparation for the papal conclave there, was re-opened to the public on March 18. The Sistine Chapel, where the cardinal-electors ... Reported by...
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Catholics in Oxted, Horley, Ashtead and Leatherhead excited at Pope Francis'...
This is Surrey -- THE Catholic community in Surrey has reacted with optimism and excitement to the election of Pope Francis I – the first ever pope from Latin America. The 76-year-old, born Jorge...
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Pope Francis welcomed by East Grinstead Catholic community
This is Sussex -- THE Catholic community of East Grinstead has warmly welcomed the election of Pope Francis. Priests in the area admit they were shocked by the selection of Jorge Bergoglio, the...
View ArticleWaiting for a new pope – in pictures
Multi award-winning Israeli photographer Oded Balilty, of Associated Press, travelled to the Vatican City in Rome to document the papal conclave and Pope Francis's first days in the job Reported by...
View ArticleClegg urges press to accept regulation plans
Deputy prime minister says he hopes press will accept that proposed system is one of self-regulation with incentives Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, has appealed to newspapers to join the new...
View ArticleNick Clegg urges newspapers to accept press regulation proposals
Deputy prime minister says he hopes press will accept that proposed system is one of self-regulation with incentives Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, has appealed to newspapers to join the new...
View ArticleHacked?
VATICAN CITY -- One of the Vatican's main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office were running stories about Batman on Thursday with the headline "Holy Switcheroo!"– raising...
View ArticleCardinal Keith O'Brien's accusers deny they are part of 'gay cabal'
Men who caused Britain's top Catholic cardinal to resign rebut reports that they were seeking revenge for his anti-homosexual statements The four men at the centre of the scandal that led to the...
View ArticleCity's Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday, when Christians across the city and world mark the start of Holy Week, which culminates in a week with Easter. Cardinal Timothy Dolan held his first Mass since returning from the...
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Shep Smith Reveals Thoughts On Catholic Church, Maddow, And His 3 Phones In...
Fox News anchor *Shepard Smith* revealed that he thinks media organizations spend an immense amount of time on the papal conclave and that he appreciates *Rachel Maddow*'s professed fandom during a...
View ArticleCardinal Dolan Leads Packed Palm Sunday Mass At St. Patrick's
Vice President Joe Biden was among the worshippers who attended the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of...
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