Leave it to the ingenuity of the faithful to come up with fun ways to participate in the upcoming Conclave and selection of a Pope. New ideas range from adopting a Cardinal to playing "Fantasy Conclave" in which participants try to guess who the next pope will be.
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Details are emerging about the status of Pope Benedict XVI after his retirement, such as how he will be addressed and what manner of dress he will assume.
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Pope Benedict XVI has cleared the way for an early start to the Conclave in which the College of Cardinals will choose his successor.
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More than 200,000 people attended the final Angelus of Benedict XVI's pontificate on Sunday, February 24 in which he told the faithful that he was not abandoning the Church, but that the Lord was calling him to dedicate himself to prayer.
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The Vatican Television Center (VTC) has announced that the final moments of Pope Benedict XVI's tenure as pope will be broadcast live to all continents, including the moment he departs for Castle Gandolfo by helicopter.
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Because of the unusual circumstances of a papal retirement, Vatican officials are considering "bending the rules" to allow a Conclave to begin earlier than usual.
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As expected, the mainstream media has launched into a flurry of speculation about who the next pope will be, forgetting that 1) God is in charge and He doesn't belong to a political party and 2) there's a reason for the old adage "Who Enters the Conclave a Pope Leaves a Cardinal."
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Benedict XVI dedicated the catechesis of his Ash Wednesday General Audience to calling the faithful to reflect upon a fundamental question - what is truly important in our lives?
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With the shock of Pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation beginning to wear off, the Vatican is getting to work on the business of preparing for the election of a new pope.
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More and more information about the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI is surfacing, such as how the Cardinals in attendance reacted with tears and sorrow when he made the announcement.
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