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March 20, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Northern Nigerians adapt to life under the gun of Islamist militants
Two suicide bombers attacked a bus station in a mostly-Christian suburb of Kano, Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 41 and injuring an additional 44.
March 20, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: U.S. ambassador’s post to the Vatican remains unfilled
Vice President Biden attended Tuesday’s installation of Pope Francis at the Vatican. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did, too, along with other lawmakers.
March 18, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Vatican's bureaucracy tests even the infallible
An Italian industrialist tried to curry favor by donating $100,000 worth of truffles.
March 18, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Orthodox patriarch attends pope’s installation in Rome, other faiths hopeful for improved ties
Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, will attend Pope Francis’ installation Mass — the first time a patriarch from the Istanbul-based church has attended a papal investiture since the two branches of Christianity split nearly 1,000 years ago.
March 18, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune: Will new pope affect Mormon, Pentecostal growth in South America?
The race for Latin American souls intensified this week with the naming of a new Catholic team captain: Pope Francis.
March 18, 2013 - The Miami Herald
Miami Herald: Argentina's Jewish community celebrate Pope Francis
Tucked into an alcove of Argentina’s National Cathedral, right beside an icon of the Virgin of Luján, is a wall of yellowed documents written in delicate Hebrew. The pages were rescued from the death camps of Auschwitz, the ruins of Berlin’s synagogue and the remains of this city’s Jewish community center.
March 17, 2013 - National Public Radio
NPR: Mormons change references to blacks, polygamy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released this week the most significant changes to its scripture since 1981.
March 17, 2013 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: New pope puts Jesuit order in the spotlight
Walk along the campus of Marquette University and you will see, etched into the cornerstones of its buildings, the letters A.M.D.G.
March 17, 2013 - The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune: Catholic Church works to keep up with growing Latino membership
The sparsely attended Friday morning Mass at St. Bartholomew Parish Catholic Church was in English, and Amparo Lara, more comfortable with Spanish, struggled to understand the homily that urged parishioners to see Jesus with eyes of faith.
March 17, 2013 - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitt. Post-Gazette: Pope Francis has good record with other faiths
As Pope Francis begins to lead the worldwide Catholic Church, accolades are pouring in from people of other traditions who knew him as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina.
March 17, 2013 - The Telegraph
Telegraph: Why the new Archbishop needs more than prayers to unite his flock
She couldn’t help herself. “Oh my God!” said a shopper at Borough Market as a short, neat man in spectacles approached through the throng. “It’s the Archbishop of Canterbury!”
March 16, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: New pope puts spotlight on Jesuits, an influential yet self-effacing order
Men who join the Jesuits, the Roman Catholic Church’s largest religious order, take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and promise never to take any high office in the church.
March 14, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Pope Francis slips into basilica for private prayer on first full day as pontiff
In his first morning as supreme pontiff and leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis visited the Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, slipping in a side entrance for a few moments of private prayer.
March 14, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: U.S. Catholics hopeful, but wary, of new Pope Francis
U.S. Catholics who dreamed of an American pope got their wish — in a way — on Wednesday.
March 14, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: China urges Vatican to drop Taiwan ties day after pope elected
China's 8-12 million Catholics are divided between the Communist Party-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, that has installed bishops without Vatican approval, and an underground church, whose members meet in private, wary of state control.
March 14, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Muslim Brotherhood’s statement on women stirs liberals’ fears
During its decades as an underground Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood has long preached that Islam required women to obey their husbands in all matters.
March 14, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Bergoglio tested by Argentine leaders
While Jorge Mario Bergoglio served a higher authority as a Catholic shepherd in this cosmopolitan capital, he was also tested by more earthly powers: Argentine governments.
March 14, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Pope Francis signals core mission – returning Catholics to the church
As Pope Francis appeared on the Vatican balcony Wednesday night and prepared to offer his first blessing as pope, he signaled a priority for his pontificate: renewing Catholic faith in places where it’s lost much of its luster.
March 13, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Pope Francis thrills Argentina faithful, but not government
Argentines reacted with joyous surprise to the news that former Jesuit priest, local archbishop and, most recently, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named to lead the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
March 13, 2013 - The Guardian
Guardian: Iraq fears return of sectarian war, this time with added political dimension
Abu Muhammad lies in his front room and tells a story depressingly familiar by Iraqi standards.
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