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Citing health reasons, Pope Benedict announces he will resign

Friday, 15 February 2013 00:00

Saying he no longer has the strength to exercise ministry over the universal church, Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he would be resigning at the end of the month after an eight-year pontificate.

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Pope Benedict's pontificate: Teaching, call to return to faith

Friday, 15 February 2013 00:00

During his almost eight-year pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI impressed the world as a teacher, guiding Catholics to the sources of the faith and urging modern society not to turn its back on God.

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Pope's resignation will set in motion period of transition

Friday, 15 February 2013 00:00

While the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is a first for the church in centuries, it also leads to a complicated period of transition that ends in the election of a new pope.

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Next conclave: Potential cardinal-electors include 11 from U.S.

Friday, 15 February 2013 00:00

The list eligible to vote for a pope in a conclave includes 11 from the United States, including three born in Los Angeles: Cardinals Roger Mahony, retired archbishop of Los Angeles; Justin Rigali, retired archbishop of Philadelphia; and William Levada, retired prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and former archbishop of San Francisco.

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Pope’s resignation announcement stuns world leaders

Friday, 15 February 2013 00:00

Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that he planned to resign Feb. 28 stunned and shocked religious and political leaders around the world.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.