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Vatican revives its ancient patronage of the arts

| May 14, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) For centuries, popes sponsored the work of artists such as Michelangelo, Raffaello or Bernini, who went on to create some of their masterpieces within the very walls of the Vatican.
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Vatican uncovers first known depiction of Native Americans

| May 3, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Preservationists working on a Renaissance fresco in the Vatican have uncovered what experts believe is the first European representation of Native Americans, from 1494.
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Pope Francis orders overhaul of U.S. nuns to continue

| Apr 15, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Nearly a year after the Vatican announced a makeover of the largest umbrella group for American nuns, Pope Francis has directed that the overhaul of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious continue.
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Vatican gets behind adult stem cell research

| Apr 9, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Wading into one of the most controversial fields of modern medicine, the Vatican is pushing adult stem cell research as ethical and scientifically more promising than embryonic stem cell research.
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Bergoglio: A pope of paradox for a church in transition

| Mar 14, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) A hierarchy looking to make a clear statement about where the troubled church is headed chose on Wednesday (March 13) the first member of the influential Jesuit order to be the next pope. Yet they also chose Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a humble man who lives simply and took the name Francis (also a first) that evokes the founder of another great religious order.
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Cardinal Bergoglio elected as Pope Francis

| Mar 13, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis on Wednesday (March 13), after only two days of voting in the conclave tasked with choosing the Benedict XVI’s successor.
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Sistine Chapel plays a key role in electing a new pope

| Mar 12, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) As if the task of choosing the Vicar of Christ and the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics wasn’t daunting enough, the voting must also take place under the gaze of Michelangelo’s brilliant but imposing frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
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Vatican goes high-tech to ensure conclave secrecy

| Mar 9, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The secrecy and security measures that surround a papal election are designed to “make the conclave safe for the Holy Spirit,” as the saying goes.
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Everything you need to know about popes and conclaves

| Mar 6, 2013

(RNS) What are the firsts and lasts, quirks and facts of papal history that you should know about? There are plenty, and Religion News Service has compiled a handy guide. 
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Cardinals hold first meeting but don’t set date for conclave

| Mar 5, 2013

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Roman Catholic cardinals will be called on to decide the start date of the conclave to elect a new pope, but they don’t seem to be in a hurry to do so. 
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