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Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel April 18, 2005 signaling that the cardinals had taken their first vote for a new pope, but the vote was not conclusive.

Papal checklist: a holy teacher and preacher

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VATICAN CITY - French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, 69, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, is the “proto-deacon” of the College of Cardinals and will be the one, at the end of the conclave, who will announce to the world, “Habemus papam” (“We have a pope”).

Cardinal Keith O'Brien of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, arrives for a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Nov. 21, 2010, file photo. Cardinal O'Brien, 74, announced Feb. 25 that he will not participate in the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI's successor.

Scottish cardinal admits to acts of sexual misconduct

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MANCHESTER, England - Less than a week after his retirement was announced, a Scottish cardinal has admitted to past acts of sexual misconduct.

A Swiss Guard salutes as U.S. Cardinals Roger M. Mahony, retired archbishop of Los Angeles, Edward M. Egan, retired archbishop of New York, and Donald W. Wuerl of Washington arrive for the first general congregation meeting in the synod hall at the Vatic an March 4.

Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings at Vatican

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The College of Cardinals began their formal pre-conclave meetings March 4 with 142 members present, 103 of whom are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave to vote for a new pope.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper with Canada’s new Religious Freedom Ambassador Andrew Bennett.

Religious freedom office to focus on persecutions abroad

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OTTAWA - Canada’s new religious freedom ambassador says his “deep Christian faith” will be “central” in informing the work he will do in addressing religious freedom.

Italian Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, center with red skull cap, prays with assistants as the ceremonies and tasks of the "sede vacante" begin at the Vatican Feb. 28. The red velvet-covered scepter before him is the symbol of his authority as camerlengo or chamberlain. He is charged with administering the temporal goods of the church following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

The anticipation and anxiety of waiting for a new pope

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VATICAN CITY - The period immediately following a pontificate is one of excited speculation, more or less loose, about the identity of the next pope.

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Fr. Madden was St. Michael’s College

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TORONTO - Though some were due back in class in an hour or two and others were generations removed from their last lecture, everybody at Fr. Robert J. Madden’s funeral Feb. 20 was there as a student paying respect to a great teacher.

Peruvian Archbishop Ricardo Barreto toured Canada in February to help D&P launch its annual Lenten campaign.

Capitalism a savage way for Latin America’s poor

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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.

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Rights league launches complaint against CBC

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TORONTO - The Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada has joined with other upset people in condemning a satirical skit that mocked one of the Church’s holiest sacraments.

Errors, misinformation abound in papal resignation reporting

Errors, misinformation abound in papal resignation reporting

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TORONTO - When it comes to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the mainstream media has been filled with a troubling number of errors and misrepresentations, said the head of an organization committed to combating anti-Catholic defamation.

Providence Healthcare lead chef Sohan Singh cooks one of the new dishes on the menu at the Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence.

New, improved dishes on the menu at Providence

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TORONTO - If food be the music of love and of life, why should the elderly be stuck with Muzak? Why another bland tray of dietician-approved starch, protein, carbohydrates, fats and fibre?

detail of the hand and key from the statue of St. Peter is seen in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 28 after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down from the papacy. The world's cardinals will now set about the task of convening a conclave to elect a new pope.

Cardinals' meetings begin with business, then look toward choosing pope

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VATICAN 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.

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