by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 14, 2013 | World
Santiago/London, Reuters—Latin America’s Roman Catholics rejoiced that the new Pope Francis is one of their own, while elsewhere the world has hailed him as a humble champion of the poor and wished him the strength to lead the Church out of crisis. Commentators...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2013 | World
Vatican City, Reuters—White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday and the bells of St. Peter’s rang out, signaling cardinals had elected a new pope to succeed Benedict and take charge of the troubled Roman Catholic Church. The election came on the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2013 | World
VATICAN CITY, Reuters—A relaxed and rested Pope Emeritus Benedict read messages from well-wishers and strolled in his retirement palace gardens on Friday as cardinals due to elect his successor planned pre-vote meetings for next week. The 85-year-old former pope...
