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Pope sets up council to study Church reforms
UPDATED Pope Francis includes two Europeans two Latin Americans an American an Asian an African and an Australian in the council
Pope completes installation with emotional Rome mass
Pope Francis completed his installation as pontiff at an emotional ceremony in which he formally took possession of Rome s St John Lateran basilica
Pope Francis calls for action against sex abuse
Pope Francis urges Vatican disciplinarians to act with determination against sexual abuse committed by members of the Catholic clergy
Pope to live in Vatican guesthouse 'until further notice'
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said the new pontiff would remain in the 120 room guesthouse among other members of the clergy until further notice
Pope's gentle message dodges hot button issues
The first Latin American pope has been heralded by supporters as a progressive but scholars say he is unlikely to bend on Church doctrine and key moral issues were glaringly absent from his speech
Papal inauguration: A guide
Following are the main stages in a rare and historic event expected to last around two hours with dozens of religious and world leaders as well as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims expected
Pope Francis set for inauguration mass
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the mass laden with rituals and spectacular imagery
Argentina asks Pope's help in Falklands issue
Kirchner: I asked his intervention to promote dialogue between the two sides
World leaders head to Rome for pope's inaugural mass
An event that poses an inevitable protocol headache for the Vatican will also be a first test of the former Buenos Aires archbishop s ability to navigate choppy diplomatic waters
Pope Francis, servant-leader
Many voices are calling for Francis to lead a sea change in the affairs of the Catholic Church In a way it’s a tide long coming
'Pray for me', pope urges at 1st Angelus
UPDATED Pray for me the new Pope said in his first Angelus since his surprise election on Wednesday
Searches for 'Bergoglio' online to rise?
Trends for Google searches indicating rise in queries for papal candidates and winners
Q and A: Pope Francis through a priest's eyes
An Argentinian priest living in the Philippines and who knows the new Pope talks to Rappler about him
In Argentina, elated faithful celebrate local pope
UPDATE Elated and proud Argentines massed at the Buenos Aires cathedral Wednesday March 13 to celebrate the election of the former cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis
IN PHOTOS: Welcoming the #NewPope
Rappler relives the first time the world met Pope Francis
CONVERSATIONS: What do you think of the #NewPope?
Netizens weigh in on how the Catholic Church will behave under newly elected Pope Francis I s leadership
Papal names: A symbolic choice for new pope
Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first ever pope from the Americas in the history of the Church taking the papal name of Francis I
CONVERSATIONS: Who should be the #NewPope?
Social media users weigh in on the qualities they are looking for in the next leader of the Catholic Church
Cardinals in Vatican for historic conclave
The 115 cardinal electors who pick the next leader of 1 2 billion Catholics in a conclave in the Sistine Chapel will live inside the Vatican walls completely cut off from the outside world until they have made their choice
Odds stacked against an Asian pope
Not only does Asia have just 9 representatives among the cardinals eligible to vote but few move in the inner circles of the Vatican or have held positions within its apparatus
Prepping for 'Papal Fever' online
Here are Rappler s tips for setting up your own personal conclave information feed
'Too easy to put all blame on Church for sex abuse'
Paris Archbishop Andre Vingt Trois: There is a kind of opinion that is an easy way of ridding society of the issue of pedophilia by putting it on the Church
