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Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Father Chris Cordes of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church gives his reaction on the new pope.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Story updated: Argentine archbishop has been selected as new pope, the first pope from the Americas.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Cardinals locked into Sistine Chapel to pick pope amid upheaval, divisions in Catholic church

Monday, March 11, 2013  Who's up, who's down: Cardinals hold final talks amid debate over manager or pastoral pope

Monday, March 04, 2013  Cardinals begin pre-conclave meetings amid scandal, resignation and problems of church

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Benedict XVI promises 'unconditional obedience' to successor in final meeting with cardinals

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The pope's title and what he would wear has been a major question ever since Benedict stunned the world and announced he would resign on Thursday, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Tired but serene, Pope says he is resigning for 'the good of the church;' gets ovation

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Father Chris Cordes of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church gives his thoughts on Pope Benedict XVI resigning.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Updated with video: Pope Benedict XVI resigning on Feb. 28 due to age, health reasons, conclave expected in March

Saturday, November 26, 2011  Pope insists all institutions, not just church, be held to standards against child sex abuse

Saturday, December 25, 2010  Pope on Christmas tells Catholics in China to have courage facing limits on religious freedom

Sunday, October 17, 2010  Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Australia's first saint on Sunday, canonizing a 19th-century nun

Saturday, September 18, 2010  Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he was ashamed of the "unspeakable" sexual abuse of children by priests, telling the British faithful during Mass in Westminster Cathedral that he was deeply sorry and hoped the church's humiliation would help victims heal.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children and said the church's top priority now was to help the victims.