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Papal election stirs Argentina's 'dirty war' past
Pope Francis is known for his humility, his reluctance to talk about himself. The self-effacement, admirers say, is why he has hardly ever denied one of the harshest allegations against him: That he was among church leaders who actively supported Argentina's murderous dictatorship.

March 14, 2013 1 Photo
Bells chime across Cullman as new pope named
As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel in Rome Wednesday, halfway across the world bells on the campus of St. Bernard Prep School could be heard chiming from blocks away.

March 14, 2013 1 Photo
Francis is first pope from the Americas
Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina’s conservative Catholic church.

March 13, 2013 1 Photo
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis (UPDATED)
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.

March 13, 2013 1 Photo
Catholic church has new pope; white smoke rises (UPDATED)
Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave.

March 13, 2013 1 Photo
VIDEO: Watch the conclave chimney live
Watch a live feed from the Vatican as cardinals try to elect the next pope.

March 12, 2013 1 Photo
Cardinals locked into Sistine Chapel to pick pope
Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo’s imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world.

March 12, 2013
Before the conclave, horse-trading has begun
The Vatican insists that the cardinals participating in the upcoming conclave will vote their conscience, each influenced only by silent prayers and reflection. Everybody knows, however, that power plays, vested interests and Machiavellian maneuvering are all part of the game, and that the horse-trading is already under way.

March 10, 2013 1 Photo
Top contenders to be the next pope
Cardinals from around the world gather this week in a conclave to elect a new pope following the stunning resignation of Benedict XVI.

March 10, 2013
INTERNATIONAL: Cardinals impose media blackout ahead of conclave
In the end, American-style transparency was no match for the Vatican's obsession with secrecy.

March 6, 2013 1 Photo
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