Mar 14 A New Pope, and Maybe a New Era Pope Francis in 2013, then the Argentine archbishop, during a mass for Ash Wednesday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo by Juan Mabromata/ AFP/ Getty Images. The aging, French cardinal proto-deacon Jean-Louis Tauran stepped in front… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch Argentine Faithful Hope Pope Francis Can Reform Vatican Transparency Argentine Faithful Hope Pope Francis Can Reform Vatican Transparency… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Pope Francis Brings ‘New Gifts’ to the Future of the Catholic Church Pope Francis Brings 'New Gifts' to the Future of the Catholic Church… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Argentina’s Cardinal Bergoglio Is First South American, First Jesuit Pontiff Argentina's Cardinal Bergoglio Is First South American, First Jesuit Pontiff… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Watch Pope Francis Make His First Appearance Watch Pope Francis Make His First Appearance… Continue watching
Mar 13 Viva Pope Francis: The First South American Pope By Larisa Epatko It took cardinals only two days to elect the new leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics on Wednesday afternoon: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first pope from South America. He took the name Pope Francis. Continue reading
Mar 13 Seven Cardinal Contenders for Pope By Larisa Epatko As the first three rounds of voting Tuesday and Wednesday failed to produce a pope, the 115-member conclave will keep trying Wednesday afternoon with renewed hopes of reaching consensus. There's no clear frontrunner, but out of the cardinals who are… Continue reading
Mar 12 Papal Succession in the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI at his last meeting with cardinals at the Vatican on Feb. 28. Photo via Osservatore Romano/Reuters. By Robert McMahon, editor for the Council on Foreign Relations Introduction The February 2013 resignation of Pope Benedict XVI… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch News Wrap: 115 Roman Catholic Cardinals Start Papal Election Process In other news Tuesday, 115 Roman Catholic Cardinals convened a conclave to begin the papal election process. Their first first vote was inconclusive, but they will resume voting Wednesday. Also, a Colorado judge entered a not guilty plea for James… Continue watching
Mar 08 The Daily Frame By Molly Finnegan Museum mount maker Richard West stands next to St. Oran's Cross -- the world's first Celtic cross dating to the 8th century -- in his workshop in Selkirk, Scotland. Continue reading