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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.
March 12, 2013 - USA Today
USA Today: With 176 million Catholics, Africa gains prominence
On the day Pope Benedict XVI gave his final weekly address, Catholics who came to pray at Yamoussoukro's Our Lady of Peace Basilica had no problem finding a seat.
March 11, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Vatican management a key issue at conclave
Roman Catholic cardinals gathering here to elect the next pope have focused with unusual intensity on the management of the Vatican, which by almost all accounts is deeply dysfunctional — and at worst may have permitted criminal behavior.
March 11, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: Nigerian Islamists increasingly turn guns on the West
For a long time it seemed the violent Islamist groups plaguing Nigeria were more interested in their grievances with the government than in any global jihad against Western "infidels".
March 11, 2013 - The Times
The Times: Ministers angry at Archbishop’s intervention on benefits cap
Ministers attacked bishops for being out of touch yesterday after the new Archbishop of Canterbury led stinging Church criticism of the Government’s benefit cuts.
March 11, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Al Qaeda chief's kin, other Salafis push for a puritanical Egypt
The brother of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri is an unflinching man with a graying beard whose aim, as a Salafi, is to impose Islamic law on the divided country that has emerged since the overthrow of secular autocrat Hosni Mubarak two years ago.
March 08, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: The impossible job: God's CEO on Earth

For several days after being elected in 2005, Pope Benedict - as he chose to be called - spoke as if in shock. At his first public Mass, he asked: "I must assume this enormous task, which truly exceeds all human capacity. How can I do this?"

March 08, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Pope material or not, a charming, cheerful cardinal gains notice in Rome
He keeps a set of vestments here, at the American seminary, so he does not have to lug the red robes back and forth to New York. He is a practiced frequent flier; last fall, he flew a round trip in a day, borrowing a billionaire’s jet so he could preside at a dinner in Manhattan without missing a meeting in Rome.
March 06, 2013 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: College of Cardinals imposes media blackout
The College of Cardinals that will elect the next pope cut off formal communications with the news media on Wednesday after their private deliberations emerged in the Italian press, raising the specter of a leaking scandal that cast a pall over the last year in office of Pope Benedict XVI.
March 05, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Americans control conclave message just by talking
The two American cardinals sat on the stage, microphones in hand, fielding questions from the world's news media on everything from the delayed arrival of some of their colleagues to their own wardrobe choices if elected pope.
March 04, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Cardinals start to ponder subtleties of a big task
Like first-year seminarians, they walked through the glass doors on Monday carrying briefcases.
March 03, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Catholics ponder future with new pope
Faithful attending Sunday Mass on five continents for the first time since Pope Benedict XVI's retirement had different ideas about who should next lead the Roman Catholic Church, with people suggesting everything from a Latin American pope to one more like the conservative, Polish-born John Paul II.
March 01, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: “Believing without belonging” challenges Catholicism – NY Cardinal Dolan
Roman Catholicism faces a serious challenge from the rising number of people who believe in God but no longer see any need for a church, according to New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
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