http://www.news24.com/Tags/People/pope benedict xvi Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:19:52 +0200 Vatican theologians have reportedly attributed a second miracle to pope John Paul II, putting him firmly on the path to sainthood. http://www.news24.com/World/News/John-Paul-II-on-the-path-to-sainthood-20130618 Pope Francis has admitted the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican's secretive administration, the Roman Curia, allegedly exposed during a leaks scandal. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-admits-gay-lobby-in-Vatican-20130611 Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is coming home to a new house and a new pope, as an unprecedented era begins of a retired pontiff living side-by-side with a reigning one. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Benedict-comes-home-to-new-house-pope-20130502 Pope Francis will stamp his personal touch on Easter celebrations starting by washing the feet of young prisoners as he stresses the importance of reaching out to those in need. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-Francis-to-wash-young-prisoners-feet-20130328 Pope Francis has had lunch with his predecessor Benedict XVI, a historic and potentially problematic melding of the papacies that has never before confronted the Catholic Church. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-Francis-to-Benedict-Were-brothers-20130323 Pope Francis has called for the Roman Catholic Church to "intensify" its dialogue with Islam and with non-believers, condemning the "spiritual poverty" of the developed world. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-urges-dialogue-with-Muslims-atheists-20130322-2 President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Pope Francis on his election as supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zuma-congratulates-Pope-Francis-20130319 Solid gold rings, velvet capes and ermine furs are out, humility is in: Pope Francis has shunned Vatican tradition in favour of a simpler style - and perhaps committed a faux pas in the process. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Humble-pope-shakes-up-Vatican-fashion-20130319-2 Decades before he became Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio was a "little devil" who jumped up and down the stairs of his century-old Buenos Aires school, says the mother superior. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-Francis-a-little-devil-at-school-20130315 Pope Francis has warned that the troubled Catholic Church risks becoming little more than a charity with no spiritual foundations if it fails to undergo renewal. http://www.news24.com/World/News/New-pope-warns-of-dangers-of-inaction-20130315 Barely 12 hours into his papacy Pope Francis has brushed off tradition and formality, sending a clear message rejecting many of the trappings enjoyed by the now-retired Benedict XVI. http://www.news24.com/World/News/New-pope-brushes-off-formality-20130315 The appointment of Pope Francis of Argentina has been welcomed by political parties. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Parties-welcome-new-pope-20130314 World leaders and Catholics have hailed the election of Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina as the first Latin American pope, urging him to work for religious reconciliation and peace. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-Francis-hailed-urged-to-work-for-peace-20130314 Black smoke has risen from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, signalling Roman Catholic cardinals have not agreed on a pope to succeed Benedict. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Vatican-signals-inconclusive-pope-vote-20130313 Cardinals are preparing for a second day of conclave behind the Vatican's walls to elect a pope, with all eyes on a chimney that will signal when there is a new leader. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Cardinals-prepare-for-2nd-day-of-conclave-20130313 The election of a pope follows a series of choreographed rules and rituals that have been tweaked over the centuries. http://www.news24.com/World/News/The-election-of-a-pope-in-a-nutshell-20130312 Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban says it would be a great honour for Africa if the next pope was from the continent, but has laughed off suggestion that he could be in the running. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/African-pope-would-be-great-honour-20130312 As the Vatican prepares for the election of a new pontiff, Polish Catholics are hoping that Benedict XVI's successor will be a conservative, but a more reformist one. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Poles-want-continuity-with-a-twist-in-pope-20130312 Cardinals entering the Sistine Chapel for a secret conclave to elect the successor to Benedict XVI will vote four times a day. Here is a breakdown of the process. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Papal-conclave-A-painstaking-voting-process-20130312 The victims of sex abuse by Catholic clergymen have tried to ensure that the papal vote doesn't go to anyone they accuse of helping cover up the scandal. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Clergy-abuse-victims-try-to-sway-pope-vote-20130311