The election of Pope Francis, previously Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has resurfaced a decades-old controversy surrounding the kidnappings of two Jesuit priests. Bergoglio was a high-ranking official in the Society of Jesus of Argentina when a military junta was installed in the South American country in 1976. According to the Los Angeles Times, priests Orlando Yorio... Read More

March 14, 2013

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Opinion: New pope, old questions

by Abimbola Adelakun When Pope Benedict XVI resigned recently, the Italian media did not allow him to ride off on a horse into the sunset like a cowboy hero in western films; his last days were marred by various scandalous reports — one of which says that there is a network of homosexuals within the... Read More

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March 14, 2013

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Viva il papa: Jublilation as Pope Francis I emerges Catholic Pontiff (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Argentine, Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Wednesday evening became the 266th Pope with millions of Catholic faithfuls all over the world joining in the frenzy to usher in the new pontiff. The 76-year-old was welcomed by tens of thousands of overjoyed Catholics in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City after his election... Read More

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March 14, 2013

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How Jorge Bergoglio emerged as Pope Francis I, the 266th pontiff

The new Pope has been unveiled as Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, who will take the name Pope Francis. The 76-year-old was welcomed by tens of thousands of overjoyed Catholics in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican City after his election was revealed this afternoon at 6pm GMT when white smoke... Read More

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Opinion: New pope, old questions

Viva il papa: Jublilation as Pope Francis I emerges Catholic Pontiff (PHOTOS)

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