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With faith and humility Francisco began his pontificate

Yesterday, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francisco, began his pontificate and did so with atypical actions: he stopped at his hotel in Rome and paid the bill for his  stay, and finally called on all parishioners to reconstruct the Church. The Supreme Pontiff began the day with a...
Posted On 15 Mar 2013
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Neruda’s remains will be exhumed on April 8

On April 8 will be exhumed the remains of the Chilean writer and winner of Nobel Prize for Literature, Pablo Neruda, in order to confirm whether he was actually killed. The exhumation will occur by court order, in response to a complaint filed by the Chilean Communist Party...
Posted On 15 Mar 2013
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Why Bergoglio was chosen?

Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first Pope belonging to the Jesuit Congregation, the largest male religious order in the world, with around 18,000 members spread over the five continents. The Jesuits have had a strong influence within the Church in more than 21 centuries of history;...
Posted On 15 Mar 2013
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The Pope Francisco was in Ecuador

The new elected Pope Francisco, former Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina), was in Ecuador and did several visits to inspect the various Jesuit schools such as the San Francisco Javier de Guayaquil, Portoviejo Cristo Rey, San Gabriel and San Luis Gonzaga de Quito, San Felipe de...
Posted On 15 Mar 2013
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Francis I: humble and critical with politicians

The Pope Francis I is a Jesuit who has a vast academic background. Tango lover and fan of San Lorenzo soccer team, has kept frictions with the Governments of the late Nestor Kirchner and his wife Cristina Fernandez, current President of Argentina, for his dissagreement on issues...
Posted On 14 Mar 2013
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Joy in Ecuador and Latin America for Pope Francis I

Once it became known the name of Jorge Bergoglio as the  new Pope,  Cristina Fernández, President of Argentina, in a letter released by the Government, welcomed the appointment . “It is our wish test he has, when assuming  the conduction and guide of the Church, a fruitful...
Posted On 14 Mar 2013
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Francis I, first Latin American Pope

  Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who until just a few minutes ago was the Cardinal of Buenos Aires, was chosen by the conclave as a successor of Benedicto XVI. He will take the name of Francisco, and will be the number 266 Pope in the history of the Catholic...
Posted On 13 Mar 2013
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Catholic world has new pope

At 18h06 (13h06 in Ecuador), the chimney of the Sistine Chapel threw white smoke and the audience gathered around the Vatican, as well as all the world’s Catholics, cheered and applaused, knowing that the assembled cardinals with conclave, have elected a successor for...
Posted On 13 Mar 2013
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Process of the next conclave

On Tuesday March 12 the day will start with a Mass Pro eligendo, before the cardinals locked in the conclave to elect a new pope. The Mass will be carry out by the Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano and will be held at 10:00, in St. Peter’s Basilica, which will be open to all the...
Posted On 12 Mar 2013
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Rome woke up with to Pro eligendo Pontificie Mass

With a special mass and wearing read coats, hundreds of cardinals from around the world began this morning ceremonies prior to their isolation in the Sistine Chapel, where  the conclave will be held in order to appoint  the next leader of the Catholic Church. The St. Peter...
Posted On 12 Mar 2013
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