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AP/Gregorio Borgia

Meet the New Pope

As The New York Times points out, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the first non-European pope in more than 1,000 years.

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 READ MORE

Fabio Pozzebom / Agencia Brasil

The Paradoxes of Pope Benedict XVI

By E.J. Dionne, Jr. —

Pope Benedict’s resignation shouldn’t have surprised us as much as it did. As an institutionalist who believes in the Roman Catholic Church as the carrier of truth in a sinful world, he would worry a great deal about the impact of his own infirmities on the institution’s capacity to thrive.

Posted on Feb 11, 2013 READ MORE

AP/L'Osservatore Romano

Pope Benedict XVI to Resign From Scandal-Plagued Church

Whatever messages Pope Benedict tried to convey during his tenure were “drowned out” by the child abuse scandal and other controversies that rocked the Vatican during his reign, John Hooper writes at The Guardian.