The new pope of the Catholic church is Cardinal Jorge Bergolio of Argentina. He will take the name Pope Francis. He is the church’s first non-European pope ever. He held the second most votes in the previous conclave which selected Pope Benedict XVI. Read More

  via:blackchristiannews Ghanaian cardinal Peter Turkson is frequently mentioned amid all the speculation about who might succeed Pope Benedict XVI. If picked, some would see him as the first African and the first black pontiff in the nearly 2,000-year history of the papacy. But in all that time has there really never been a black […]

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via:christianpost With the Vatican’s announcement that the Roman Catholic Church will begin voting for the new leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics Tuesday, it is expected that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s successor will be elected by Friday. There’s “no reason to believe it will take long” to elect the new pope, Vatican spokesman, the […]

On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for…

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignations has caused a flurry of speculation and scandalous talk. On Thursday, the popular paper published an article alleging that Pope Benedict…

Parrots may squawk in the Vatican Gardens during a conclave, but the cardinals are not allowed to tweet. For most of the 117 red-vested princes…

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via:christianpost Pope Benedict XVI, who has served as head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2005, has announced that he will be stepping down. In a statement released Monday morning, the 85-year-old Pontiff cited “advanced age” as the reason for his resignation, which will be effective at the end of the month. Read More Also […]

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…

Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi made the announcement Thursday. Regular updates will be coming by the end of the year. Read:Affirmations For Life! [BPNext…

  via:christianpost   A day after arriving in Beirut, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday urged Lebanon to be a model of coexistence of Islam and Christianity for the restive Middle East. His three-day visit comes amid concerns over the future of minority Christians in the region where Islamism is on the rise.  “It is not […]