2013-03-01T18:20:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 11:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Benedict XVI ate dinner, watched the news with Archbishop Georg Gänswein and slept soundly during his first night as a retired pontiff.   “We spoke with Archbishop Georg Gäns... Read more

2013-03-01T17:39:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 10:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone sealed off the papal apartments, marking the beginning of the sede vacante, the period when there is no Pope. The head of the Apostolic Chamber, an office that only ope... Read more

2013-03-01T17:05:00+00:00

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Gallup, N.M., Mar 1, 2013 / 10:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Oscar Cantú became head of the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M. on Feb. 28, using his homily to encourage the faithful to trust in the power of God to transform their lives and their cultu... Read more

2013-03-01T16:46:00+00:00

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Rome, Italy, Mar 1, 2013 / 09:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Countering much speculation that next Pope will be chosen based on geographic concerns, three American cardinals say the best candidate to succeed Benedict XVI is a man of holiness who can communica... Read more

2013-03-01T12:04:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 05:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the first day that the Church is without a Pope, Cardinal Angelo Sodano announced that the first general congregation of cardinals will take place next Monday morning. Cardinal Angelo Sodano,... Read more

2013-03-01T11:02:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Mar 1, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be remembered in Church history for his work to recover the beauty of traditional liturgy, according to Bishop James D. Conley. The head of the Lincoln, Neb. Dioc... Read more

2013-03-01T09:03:00+00:00

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Los Angeles, Calif., Mar 1, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA).- Basque-born priest Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria, a reputed miracle worker who ministered in Los Angeles for decades until his death in 1981, has inspired efforts to open an inquiry into his cause for beatif... Read more

2013-03-01T00:02:00+00:00

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Washington D.C., Feb 28, 2013 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- American Catholic political officials and commentators have solemnly expressed their appreciation and prayers for Pope Benedict XVI as his resignation goes into effect. “The United... Read more

2013-02-28T19:41:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Feb 28, 2013 / 12:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday evening, the Swiss Guards have left their posts and sealed the gates of the former pontiff's temporary residence of Castel Gandolfo. A ... Read more

2013-02-28T18:26:00+00:00

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Vatican City, Feb 28, 2013 / 11:26 am (CNA).- The infant son of a Catholic News Agency editor received a farewell kiss on his forehead from Pope Benedict yesterday, at the plaza of St. Peter's Basilica before his final General Audience. “T... Read more

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