New Jersey 101.5 » Pope Benedict Resigns http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Cardinals Set Tuesday As Start Date For Conclave http://nj1015.com/cardinals-set-tuesday-as-start-date-for-conclave/ http://nj1015.com/cardinals-set-tuesday-as-start-date-for-conclave/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:04:02 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=238906 Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/cardinals-set-tuesday-as-start-date-for-conclave/feed/ 0 Pope Benedict XVI attends a meeting with his cardinals during a farewell ceremony in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace (L'Osservatore Romano / Vatican Pool via Getty Images) Cardinals Get Down To Work In Pre-Conclave Talks http://nj1015.com/cardinals-get-down-to-work-in-pre-conclave-talks/ http://nj1015.com/cardinals-get-down-to-work-in-pre-conclave-talks/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:19:41 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=236935 Cardinals from around the globe have descended on Rome for meetings ahead of the election of a pope to succeed the recently retired Benedict XVI.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/cardinals-get-down-to-work-in-pre-conclave-talks/feed/ 0 Pope Benedict XVI attends a meeting with his cardinals during a farewell ceremony in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace (L'Osservatore Romano / Vatican Pool via Getty Images) Catholic Church Leaderless For Now [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/catholic-church-leaderless-for-now-video/ http://nj1015.com/catholic-church-leaderless-for-now-video/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:22:52 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=236310 The Catholic Church has awoken with no leader following Benedict XVI's resignation, in which he pledged obedience to his successor and described himself as "simply a pilgrim" starting the final part of his life.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/catholic-church-leaderless-for-now-video/feed/ 0 Members of the Swiss Guard prepare to close the doors to Pope Benedict XVI's residence in Castel Gandolfo (Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Pope Flies In Helicopter To Papal Retreat [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/pope-benedict-prepares-to-leave-vatican-for-final-time-video/ http://nj1015.com/pope-benedict-prepares-to-leave-vatican-for-final-time-video/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:30:01 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/pope-benedict-prepares-to-leave-vatican-for-final-time-video/ Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican for the last time as pontiff on Thursday, flying by helicopter to the Vatican's vacation retreat hours before becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/pope-benedict-prepares-to-leave-vatican-for-final-time-video/feed/ 0 People crowd the gallery on top of St Peter's Basilica as a helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI passes by on its way out of Vatican City ( Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Vatican Plays Down Australian Cardinal Comments [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/vatican-plays-down-australian-cardinal-comments-video/ http://nj1015.com/vatican-plays-down-australian-cardinal-comments-video/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:07:11 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=235928 The Vatican is playing down an Australian cardinal's comments that Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign was "slightly destabilizing," saying cardinals are not media savvy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/vatican-plays-down-australian-cardinal-comments-video/feed/ 0 George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney (Australian Broadcasting Corp) Pope Promises Obedience To Successor [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/popes-last-day-today/ http://nj1015.com/popes-last-day-today/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:09:09 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=235822 Pope Benedict XVI has promised "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor in his final greetings to cardinals before retiring.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/popes-last-day-today/feed/ 0 Pilgrims and clergy hold a candle-lit vigil in Saint Peter's Square, facing Pope Benedict XVI's private apartment, after his final weekly public audience (Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Pope Greets Pilgrims In St. Peter's For Final Time [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/pope-greets-pilgrims-in-st-peters-for-final-time/ http://nj1015.com/pope-greets-pilgrims-in-st-peters-for-final-time/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:45:17 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=235282 Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday from a massive crowd at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of difficulty when "it seemed like the Lord was sleeping."

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]]> http://nj1015.com/pope-greets-pilgrims-in-st-peters-for-final-time/feed/ 0 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during his final general audience in St Peter's Square (Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Pope To Be Called 'Emeritus Pope,' Will Wear White [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/pope-to-be-called-emeritus-pope-will-wear-white-video/ http://nj1015.com/pope-to-be-called-emeritus-pope-will-wear-white-video/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:22:47 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=234935 Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "emeritus pope" in his retirement and will continue to wear a white cassock, the Vatican announced Tuesday, again fueling concerns about potential conflicts arising from having both a reigning and a retired pope.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/pope-to-be-called-emeritus-pope-will-wear-white-video/feed/ 0 Rows of chairs are put in place in St Peter's Square ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's last public audience on Wednesday (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) Pope's Resignation Brings Controversy [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/popes-resignation-brings-controversy-video/ http://nj1015.com/popes-resignation-brings-controversy-video/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:26:19 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=234593  Pope Benedict's decision to resign has set off a round of mudslinging that now appears to have brought down the highest-ranking Catholic leader in Britain.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/popes-resignation-brings-controversy-video/feed/ 0 Cardinal Keith O'Brien (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Pope Changes Conclave Rules, Allows Earlier Start http://nj1015.com/pope-changes-conclave-rules-allows-earlier-start/ http://nj1015.com/pope-changes-conclave-rules-allows-earlier-start/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:19:27 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=234421 Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules of the conclave that will elect his successor, allowing cardinals to move up the start date if all of them arrive in Rome before the usual 15-day transition between pontificates.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/pope-changes-conclave-rules-allows-earlier-start/feed/ 0 Pope Benedict XVI Delivers Angelus Blessing - February 17, 2013 (Getty Images)