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Non-Catholics greet Pope Francis with guarded optimism

Alia Dastagir | Mar 14, 2013

(RNS) Leaders of other faiths appeared to embrace the selection of Pope Francis, but also used the opportunity to lay out their own hopes for the new pontiff.

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Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio greets Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (Dec. 19, 2007).  Photo courtesy the office of the President of Argentina via Wikimedia Commons (http://bit.ly/16sw2YG)

Jews worldwide see an ally in Pope Francis

Lauren Markoe | Mar 13, 2013

(RNS) Jews worldwide welcomed newly elected Pope Francis as a friend on Wednesday (March 13), and pointed in particular to his sympathetic and strong reaction to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in his native Argentina — the deadliest bombing in the country’s history.

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Newly elected Pope Francis appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday (March 13) in Vatican City. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. RNS photo by Andrea Sabbadini

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected as Pope Francis

Alessandro Speciale and Kevin Eckstrom | Mar 13, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis on Wednesday after only two days of voting in the conclave tasked with choosing a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.

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David Gibson talking to NPR about the `Sweet Sistine’

Sally Morrow and David Gibson | Mar 12, 2013

Religion News Service reporter David Gibson was interviewed on NPR’s Here and Now about our Sweet Sistine “Pope Madness” tournament.  Audio courtesy Here and Now

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Cardinal Angelo Sodano blesses the crowds inside St. Peter's Basilica following a special Mass prior to the conclave to elect a new pope. Photo courtesy George Martell/The Pilot Media Group

Black smoke: First day of conclave ends without new pope

Alessandro Speciale | Mar 12, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Black smoke from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel signaled that the first day of the conclave ended without the election of a new pope.

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Wanted: CEO pope to clean up unholy mess at Vatican

Cathy Lynn Grossman | Mar 12, 2013

(RNS) The Catholic Church needs a strong manager to govern Vatican bureaucratic chaos. Who are cardinals who could crack the whip?

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Cardinals enter Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on March 12, 2013 at the Vatican. RNS photo by Andrea Sabbadini

ANALYSIS: Papal election is anyone’s to win … or lose

David Gibson | Mar 12, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Everyone gathered around the papal conclave had theories, many had favorites, and most declared it all so unpredictable that the winner – or even how long it would take to find him – was anybody’s guess.

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What’s in a name? For a new pope, quite a bit

Caleb K. Bell | Mar 12, 2013

(RNS) No one knows what name the next pope will pick. But choosing a new moniker is a decision that’s tied up in history, tradition and more than a little symbolic value.

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Sweet Sistine: Pope Madness winner

And the Sweet Sistine winner is ….

David Gibson, Daniel Burke, Kevin Eckstrom, David Herrera, Adelle M. Banks and Sally Morrow | Mar 12, 2013

(RNS) Ladies and gentlemen, the Bishop of the Bracket, the Victorious Vicar, the People’s Pope is ….

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Cardinal Sean P.  O’Malley celebrates Sunday Mass at the Pontifical North American College March 3, 2013. RNS photo by Gregory L. Tracy/The Pilot.

Habemus Papam: Idiot’s Guide to Latin

Kevin Eckstrom | Mar 11, 2013

The new pope’s first name is actually announced in Latin (this is the Vatican, after all), so if you want to be fully prepped, our friends at Catholic News Service have prepared a list of all the cardinals’ names in Latin.

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