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Succeeding Benedict XVI: How the new pope will be elected

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI will set in motion preparations to elect a new pope. Pope Benedict XVI, who decided to step down citing failing health, will on Thursday become the first pope......

10 interesting facts about the Vatican and papacy

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI -- the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages -- and the run up to the election of a new pope has once again brought the spotlight on the Vatican and the......

Photos: Inside Pope Benedict's GRAND retirement home

Pope Benedict XVI stepped down on Tuesday and as he left the papacy, he has begun his retirement in familiar surroundings -- the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, at least for the next two......

PHOTOS: Benedict XVI's papacy ends, leaves Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday left the Vatican for the last time as pontiff and flew by helicopter to the Vatican's vacation retreat Castel Gandolfo, a hilltop town southeast of the city.......

Pope Benedict's Final Farewell

A general view of a packed Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, where Pope Benedict XVI held his last general audience on Wednesday. The weekly event, which would normally be held in a vast......

The Pope gets an iPod

A group of Vatican Radio employees gave Pope Benedict XVI an iPod nano loaded with special Vatican Radio programming and classical music. Now that Vatican Radio offers podcasts in eight different......

FAO seeks political will to eradicate hunger

The UN food agency has sought a political and financial push to boost sustainable agriculture in poor countries and double global food production, saying that such a move would forge a world of......

Cars of the kings

It is good to be the president. It's better to be the king. But it's best to be the Pope. And that's not just because figureheads live in the power and the light, juggling fame and glory. No, the......

Bollywood wishes Lata Mangeshkar

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Bollywood stars took to Twitter to wish Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 83 today.Asha Bhosle shared a picture of them together and......

Vatican absolves Fab Four...finally!

Less than 50 years ago, in 1966, John Lennon outraged Catholics the world over for predicting the end of Christianity and saying that his group, The Beatles, were "more popular than Jesus". While......

Voldemort is no Potter fan!

Fans might wait eagerly for Harry Potter movies,but not Ralph Fiennes, who plays Lord Voldemort in the fourth instalment, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.Fiennes has made it clear that he......

Kasparov in 'Time 100' list

What he could not achieve during his chess playing days, legendary Garry Kasparov has done now by being included in 'Time 100' list of most influential people for the year 2007.The Russian......

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Q. how is the now retired pontiff benedict XVI to be addressed ?
Stalin: A. more

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Q. name the last pope who resigned from the post in 700 years ?
Raju: A. Pope Emeritus more

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Q. Any guess why Pope Benedict has resigned?
Good Citizen: A. benedict XVI who resigned recently more

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Q. Is election of new Pope on expected lines? Your views?
Good Citizen: A. HOLY SEE In a shocking press conference Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI revealed to the world that he will be stepping down from the Catholic Churchs...... more

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Q. how are popes elected and how did this tradition start ?
Shaakal: A. HOLY SEE In a shocking press conference Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI revealed to the world that he will be stepping down from the Catholic Churchs...... more

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Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics

Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. Francis urged... ...

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Pope Francis urges China's Catholics to stay loyal to Rome

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Pope evicts demon? Vatican says no

Vatican City: The Vatican on Tuesday denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after an Italian religious television channel said footage... ...

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130522/news-world/article/pope-evicts-demon-vatican-says-no

Spain celebrates Marian Jubilee Year of the Virgin of El Rocio

Huelva, in southern Spain, celebrates the Marian Jubilee Year of the Virgin of ElRocío, which was granted by Pope Benedict XVI in recognition of... ...

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Vatican denies video footage shows Pope performing exorcism

The footage recorded by Vatican television shows the pontiff briefly laying both hands on the boy's head on the sidelines of a Pentecost ceremony... ...

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