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TORONTO - You won’t find the word “savagery” in most economic textbooks, but neither will you find the word “faith.” But savagery and faith are the words Jesuit Archbishop Ricardo Barreto of Huancayo, Peru, uses to describe the economic choices before Latin America.
Cardinals' meetings begin with business, then look toward choosing pope
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - The world's cardinals were to begin meetings at the Vatican March 4, and while onlookers are focused on who may be the next pope, the cardinals have business to deal with.
Cardinals' Catch-22: eager for conclave, but need time to choose well
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - Cardinal-electors are caught in a Catch-22. They are eager to give the world a new pope; however, they need time to pick the right leader, said South Africa's cardinal.
Pope Benedict's last trip is 15-minute helicopter ride
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI's final trip as pope was a 15-minute helicopter ride from the Vatican to the papal summer villa at Castel Gandolfo.
Pope says he's going from humble servant to simple pilgrim
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceCASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI, who began his papacy describing himself as a "humble servant in the Lord's vineyard," described his retirement as a time of being a "simple pilgrim, who begins the last stage of his pilgrimage on this earth."
Faithful throw big farewell at Pope's last general audience
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - The last general audience in St. Peter's Square turned into a farewell party with balloons, flowers, flags, posters, cheers, standing ovations and a touching thank-you speech from Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope’s final Angelus draws 150,000+
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - In one of his last public appearances, Pope Benedict XVI told an overflow crowd in St. Peter's Square Feb. 24 that his upcoming retirement does not mean he is abandoning the church, but that he will be serving it in a new way, through prayer and meditation.
Pope delivers personal, emotional farewell address at audience
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - 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 their support and assuring them that he would remain in their service even in retirement.
Pope offers thanks to God for support over the years
By Catholic Register StaffThe following is the text from Pope Benedict XVI's final general audience at the Vatican Feb. 27.
Pope Benedict to be 'Pope emeritus'
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI will continue to be known as Pope Benedict and addressed as "His Holiness," but after his resignation, he will add the title "emeritus" in one of two acceptable forms, either "Pope emeritus" or "Roman pontiff emeritus."
While @Pontifex hibernates during interregnum, @TerzaLoggia set to fly
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY - The Pope's @Pontifex Twitter fans will get two more tweets before the account goes into "hibernation" during the "sede vacante" period starting when Pope Benedict XVI steps down.