Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals at the Vatican yesterday, with his choices for the key role that will likely influence who will be appointed as the next pope. The Vatican appointed the new cardinals in January, but they were officially inducted by the Pope in a special ceremony on Saturday at St. Peter’s [...]

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Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II today (Sunday) before hundreds of thousands of people at St. Peter’s Square, moving him one step closer to sainthood. Yesterday, John Paul II’s body was exhumed in preparation for today’s beatification. “From now on Pope John Paul shall be called ‘blessed’”, Benedict said, establishing that John Paul [...]

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With Pope John Paul II‘s Sunday beatification approaching, his coffin has been exhumed from the crypt beneath St. Peter’s Basilica and placed near the tomb of St. Peter. UPDATE: Pope John Paul II has been beatified The coffin will be on display in front of the main altar during the beatification ceremony and then re-interred [...]

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A woman broke through the barriers at St. Peter’s Basilica in Italy and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he was coming down the main aisle to start Christmas Eve services on Thursday. Benedict, 82, was able to get up quickly and was uninjured, according the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, a spokesperson for the Vatican. It [...]

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