AM 1240 KLYQ » Catholic Church http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Wed, 22 May 2013 18:04:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I http://klyq.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/ http://klyq.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:23:05 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157612 Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

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]]> http://klyq.com/new-pope-elected-white-smoke-rises-from-sistine-chapel/feed/ 0 Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images What We Know About Pope Benedict's Resignation http://klyq.com/pope-benedict-resigns/ http://klyq.com/pope-benedict-resigns/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:22:07 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155382 In stunning news, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday morning from the Vatican that he will resign his position as head of the Catholic Church, effective on February 28. This has already set off a flurry of speculation, largely because no pope has voluntarily done so since the year 1415.

The news is still coming in, but here's what we know so far:

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