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Black or White smoke? Website to text or email users when new Pope is chosen
A Catholic organisation has set up a website, www.popealarm.com, that lets people register to receive a text or email notification when a pope has been selected. #NewsTracker #Pope #Papal conclave #Roman Catholic Church
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How should history judge Pope Benedict's legacy?
There are two sides of the religious coin: internal and external. The external is what is retiring; it is what we see, interact with, and disagree with. We see glimpses of the internal, but may never truly "know" it. Perhaps this retirement will let us. #ConnectTheDots #Pope Benedict XVI #Catholic Church #Catholic faith
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At times it seemed like the Lord was sleeping, says Pope in emotional farewell
Pope Benedict bid an emotional farewell at his last general audience on Wednesday, saying he understood the gravity of his decision to become the first pontiff to resign in 600 years but that he had done it for the good of the Roman Catholic Church. #NewsTracker #Vatican City #Pope Benedict XVI #Roman Catholic Church #Holy See #St Peter's Basilica
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In an emotional farewell speech, Pope recalls 'joy' of papacy and difficulties
Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday at his final general audience in St Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of great difficulty. #NewsTracker #Pope Benedict XVI #Roman Catholic Church
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Wanted, a new pope: White, European and old
The list of contenders for the papacy is a representation of a 21st century global village. But the Church is still run like an Italian village running 200 years behind time. #OnOurMind #Pope Benedict XVI #Roman Catholic Church
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Images: Pope Benedict XVI during eight-year-long papacy
Pope Benedict said in a historic announcement he no longer had the mental and physical strength to run the Roman Catholic Church and would become the first pontiff in more than 600 years to resign. #ImagesOfTheDay #Pope Benedict XVI #Catholic Church #Joseph Ratzinger
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Pope Benedict XVI to resign with effect from 28 Feb
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he would resign 28 February, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. #NewsTracker #Pope Benedict XVI #Roman Catholic Church #Joseph Ratzinger
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