{"id":15060,"date":"2013-03-06T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=15060"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:04:08","slug":"sister-mary-ann-walsh-papal-election-a-huge-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2013\/03\/06\/sister-mary-ann-walsh-papal-election-a-huge-moment\/15060\/","title":{"rendered":"Sister Mary Ann Walsh: Papal Election \u201cA Huge Moment\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/rss\/media\/video\/episode-1627-mary-ann-walsh.m4v -->The US Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 media department has set up an office in Rome to assist journalists and the cardinals during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/february-15-2013\/papal-selection\/14723\/\">papal transition<\/a>. Sister Mary Ann Walsh is director of the office. 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