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The birthplace of Pope Francis takes its place in the limelight

Pedophilia is not a criminal condition, says South African cardinal

Ghana: a model of interfaith tolerance

Vatican denies Pope Francis stayed silent in Dirty War

Act of God of the Day: Chavez nudges Christ to pick South American pope

Chatter: Enter Pope Francis

Does Pope Francis jibe with a shifting Latin America?

Who was St. Francis of Assisi? New pope honors revered saint, Catholic name (VIDEO)

Jorge Mario Bergoglio: Who is Pope Francis?

'Sistine Seagull' becomes Twitter superstar

Black smoke again from the Sistine Chapel

Chatter: Papal conclave resumes

Dennis Rodman heads to the Vatican to (maybe) visit the pope

Vatican apartments in Rome are neighbors to gay sauna

Sarah Palin is penning third book about 'the war on Christmas'

White smoke rises: Pope Francis chosen (LIVE BLOG)

Fun Fact of the Day: Hunger Games, Vaticano style

Picturing a global church

Chatter: Pope vote begins

Can a Canadian save the Catholic Church?

Marc Ouellet, Canadian cardinal, became priest after breaking leg playing hockey

Arrests made in Pakistan Christian neighborhood attack (VIDEO)

Christian neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan attacked over alleged blasphemy

Sistine Chapel fitted with chimney as Vatican prepares for conclave (PHOTOS)

Vatican prepares for conclave that will elect the next pope

Papal conclave to elect new pope set for Tuesday, Vatican says (VIDEOS)

Happy International Women's Day? Egyptian activist denied award over anti-Semitic, anti-US tweets

Ahmadinejad predicts Chavez will be resurrected with Jesus, Muslim prophet

South African girl murdered in 'satanic killing'; 10 classmates suspended

Act of God of the Day: Ahead of Passover, swarm of Locusts descend on Israel

Mother Tekla: The most powerful woman in Rome

Cardinals begin talks to decide next pope

Australia's top Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, criticizes Pope Benedict XVI on last day (VIDEO)

On Location Video: The pope's legacy

Pope says that he resigned for "good of the church" in farewell address

Chatter: Bye-bye, Benedict

In conservative Pakistan, everybody must get stoned

Hookahs, hash and the Muslim Brotherhood

Atheists face widespread international discrimination, UN is told

'Pope emeritus': Pope Benedict XVI receives post-Vatican honorific

Philippines: Rogue "Sultan's Army" says US obligated to support its militants

Pope changes conclave law

Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigns as Britain's archbishop

Pope Benedict's final Angelus blessing

Analysis: Hyderabad bombings raise specter of Hindu-Muslim violence

The plight of Shiites in Pakistan

Baghdad bomb blasts kill at least 26 people

Can the Catholic Church outgrow the pope’s antediluvian philosophy?

An African pope? Don't bet on it

Vatican may hold conclave to elect the next pope early

Quetta market bombing leaves at least 47 dead

The Face of Fanaticism emerges again in Timbuktu

Pope Benedict XVI approves German lawyer to head troubled Vatican bank

India: 'Love Commandos' fight back against honor killings

Pope Benedict XVI leads his final mass on Ash Wednesday (VIDEO)

What Twitterers are giving up for Lent: Swearing, Netflix and ‘being pope’

Chatter: Pope Benedict speaks

Pope Benedict XVI: I'm resigning for the good of the Church

Israel: Women reclaim Judaism's holiest site

Mardi Gras 2013: What it is and why we celebrate it (PHOTOS)

Mardi Gras 2013

Pope had secret surgery months before resigning

Raw Feed Video: Pope’s resignation greeted with suspicion

Catholics everywhere have something to say

Indiana school group petitions for a 'gay-free' prom

Pope resignation: 5 other 'I quits' that shocked the world (PHOTOS)

Pope resignation: 5 other 'I quit's' that shocked the world

Pope Benedict XVI, 2005-2013

Goodbye, Pope Benedict XVI: Some of us will miss you

Chatter: The pope has quit

Pope Benedict XVI to resign Feb. 28

Death toll from stampede during Hindu pilgrimage in Allahabad, India rises

Khumbh Mela: stampede at train station kills at least 10 people

Ganges-bathing attracts millions on auspicious day of Mauni Amavasya in India (VIDEO)

Who are the Knights of Malta? The organization turns 900 at the Vatican (PHOTOS)

Who are the Knights of Malta? The organization turns 900 at the Vatican

Goodbye dragon, hello snake: Lunar New Year preparations around the world

Brazil's Rio Carnival 2013 preparations in full swing

Argentina love hotels shoot for the stars

Egypt's top court upholds female genital mutilation ban

Cambodians gather for funeral of late King Norodom Sihanouk

Mali: Life under Al Qaeda

Mali: Timbuktu manuscripts not gone forever after all

Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi: Muslims worldwide celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad

Scientology members sue church (VIDEO)

Nechemya Weberman, Hasidic Jewish counselor, sentenced to 103 years for sex abuse

Nadia Eweida, Christian British Airways employee, wins discrimination case

Chinese kindergarteners say 'I do' in mass wedding ceremony

Maha Kumbh Mela festival, 'greatest show on earth,' draws millions of Hindu pilgrims (PHOTOS)

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, leader of Israel's ultra-orthodox Shas party, suffers stroke