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| Mar.13 |
 Vatican |
 Pope Francis hints at 'brief' papacy  Pope Francis has suggested he may resign his papacy like his predecessor, rather than remain at the Vatican for life
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| Feb.14 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis appoints 20 new cardinals The Pope is boosting the number of men from developing countries in the group that will elect his successor
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| Jan.4 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis names 20 new cardinals Pope Francis has named 20 new cardinals from 14 countries, including churchmen from Tonga, Ethiopia and Myanmar
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| Nov.2 |
 Jerusalem |
Israeli leader urges calm in Jerusalem Prime minister vowed to maintain longstanding worship arrangements at Jerusalem's most sensitive religious site, calling for calm and restra...
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| Feb.22 |
Vatican |
Pope appoints 19 new cardinals  Map of St. Peter%27s Basilica Vatican Pope Francis created 19 new cardinals Saturday in a ceremony in the St. Peter's Basilica -- the first such appointments since he was elected pontiff
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| Feb.15 |
 Iraq |
Radical Iraqi cleric Sadr 'retires' Iraq's radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has announced he is retiring from political life, in a handwritten note posted on his website
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| Jan.12 |
Vatican |
Pope to appoint 19 new cardinals Pope Francis is to appoint 19 new cardinals next month, including churchmen from Haiti and Burkina Faso, reflecting his commitment to the po...
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| Sep.24 |
Vatican |
Benedict denies abuse cover-up
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| Aug.31 |
Vatican |
Pope Francis names Pietro Parolin as secretary of state
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| Jun.9 |
South Africa |
Prayers as Mandela stays in hospital
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| Apr.11 |
Paris |
Scandal claims France's top rabbi
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| Feb.28 |
Vatican |
 Benedict XVI steps down from papacy | Pope Benedict XVI has officially resigned, saying that he now 'will simply be a pilgrim' starting his last journey on earth | |
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Vatican |
 Benedict XVI quits Vatican City for last time as pope Amid pomp and ceremony, Benedict XVI left Vatican City for the last time as pope, ahead of his historic resignation as leader of the world's Catholics
| The 85-year-old pontiff is being flown by helicopter to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome
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| Feb.27 |
Vatican |
Pope Benedict speaks in final papal audience | Benedict XVI spoke of moments of struggle as well as joy Wednesday during his final public address from a stage set up in St. Peter's Square | |
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| Feb.26 |
Vatican |
Pope to hold final Vatican audience Crowds have begun gathering in St Peter's Square in the Vatican for the Pope's final general audience before his resignation on Thursday
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| Feb.25 |
 Scotland |
Archbishop resigns amid abuse claims Scotland's Roman Catholic archbishop, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has resigned amid allegations that he abused four men studying to be priests
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| Feb.24 |
Scotland |
Archbishop contests 'inappropriate behavior' claim
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| Feb.23 |
Vatican |
Vatican attacks resignation 'gossip' The Vatican's chief spokesperson has criticised the media for reporting 'misinformation' about the Church
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| Feb.12 |
pacemaker |
Pope has pacemaker, Vatican says
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| Feb.11 |
Vatican |
Pope Benedict to resign at end of month The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month 'because of advanced age'
| The news startled and shocked the Catholic world and led to frenzied speculation about who would replace him
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| Mar.18 |
Berlin |
German pastor elected president
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| Jan.4 |
Los Angeles |
LA bishop with secret family quits
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| Oct.6 |
Cape Town |
Desmond Tutu ends public career
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| Apr.9 |
Vatican |
Vatican defends Pope in letter row A spokesman said the claims, which stem from a letter signed by Benedict XVI when he was a senior Vatican official, had been taken out of co...
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| Mar.24 |
 Ireland |
Pope accepts resignation of Irish bishop Map of Cork Ireland The Pope has accepted the resignation of John Magee found to have mishandled allegations of clerical sex abuse in his County Cork diocese
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| Jul.23 |
 New Jersey |
Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe 2 mayors, rabbis and politicians are among some 30 people arrested in a major corruption and money-laundering investigation
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| Jan.31 |
Moscow |
Orthodox Church enthrones leader
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| Jan.27 |
 Moscow |
Russian church picks new head Russian Orthodox Church leaders selected Metropolitan Kirill, a 62-year-old modernizer, to be the next head of the church
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| Aug.31 |
 Mumbai |
 Dalai Lama due to leave hospital The Dalai Lama, 73, will leave hospital after undergoing tests for abdominal discomfort. He canceled planned trips to Mexico
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| Mar.18 |
India |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens The Dalai Lama will step down as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence by protesters in the region worsens
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| Feb.12 |
Jerusalem |
Mayor to calm Muslim fears over walkway
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| May.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
U.S. archbishop new Vatican enforcer
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| Oct.16 |
Vatican |
 John Paul marks 25 years as pope The Roman Catholic cardinals and thousands of worshippers are descending on Rome
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| Dec.13 |
Boston |
Cardinal Law quits over sex scandal Archbishop has resigned amid accusations that he covered up paedophilia by Roman Catholic priests in his diocese
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| Nov.25 |
Vatican |
Pope names Syrian to important post
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| Sep. 9, 1585 |
 Paris |
Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu born| The Cardinal de Richelieu was often known by the title of the King's 'Chief Minister' or 'First Minister' | |
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