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At 77, Pope Francis keeps a busy pace, and aides keep their fingers crossed

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Church leaders welcome the reforms and fresh air that Pope Francis is bringing to an often dysfunctional institution. But at 77, they just want him to have the stamina to keep it up.
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Religion writers agree: Pope Francis is No. 1 newsmaker

(RNS) He’s Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the most talked about topic on Facebook and the most popular baby namesake in Italy. No surprise, Pope Francis is also the top Religion Story of the Year and the Religion Newsmaker of the Year, according to a poll of Religion Newswriters members.
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Vatican to display bones of St. Peter for the first time

ROME (RNS) The Vatican said it would display for the first time bones believed to be the mortal remains of St. Peter, the leader of Jesus’ 12 apostles, to mark the end of the Year of Faith, Nov. 24.
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The pope resigns – now what?

Pope Benedict XVI has announced his decision to resign the Papacy effective Feb. 28. It has been 600 years since a pope has resigned his election to the Seat of Saint Peter and thus, for the more than one billion Roman Catholics in the world today, it is a first. Various news agencies are atwitter with reactions from across the globe concerning who knew what when and what will happen next.

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BREAKING: Pope Benedict XVI resigns

Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he will be the first pope in 600 years to resign, effective Feb. 28.

Benedict, 85, cites his age as the reason.

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Pope tweets a blessing and answers questions on faith

At 5:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday (Dec. 12), Pope Benedict XVI reached out to the world of digital seekers — 140 characters at a time.
He began with a blessing: "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter.

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Pope Benedict XVI wants Catholic colleges to ensure that faculty are faithful to church doctrine

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday (May 5) called on Catholic colleges and universities in the United States to do more to affirm their “Catholic identity,” particularly by ensuring the doctrinal orthodoxy of their faculty and staff.

 

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