March 20, 2013 Apparently they must not fill up the President's Limo very often; Barack Obama's visit to Israel has suddenly become more complicated and costly as one of his staffers accidentally filled up his car with diesel instead of gasoline.
March 14, 2013 Vice President Joe Biden will lead the delegation from the United States that is traveling to Vatican City for the installation of Pope Francis on Tuesday. As a "self-proclaimed Catholic", the Obama administration probably thought he would be the logical choice. However, this latest news leaves many Catholic leaders scratching their heads - again.
March 13, 2013 There is a new Pope!
March 12, 2013 The cardinals ended their first day in sequestration without a decision. The smoke from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel was black - signaling that there wasn't a front runner.
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March 12, 2013 As the cardinals get ready to elect a new head of the Holy See and the Curia, there's been a lot of talk about the high-tech ways in which the Vatican is trying to prevent news leaks. One of the devices in the news is a Faraday Cage. But, what exactly is a Faraday Cage?
March 8, 2013 It's official. The meeting to elect the next Pope - called The Conclave - will officially start on Tuesday March 12th, 2013.
March 7, 2013 So, let's say you're the blogger/reporter that's supposed to cover the upcoming Papal Conclave in Vatican City. Realizing that you won't be allowed inside St. Peter's Basilica for the actual proceedings, the best place you could be as the events unfold would be in Rome, right?
March 7, 2013 As leaders of the Roman Catholic Church wait for the last remaining cardinal to arrive in Vatican City, all eyes will soon be watching the chimney at St. Peter's Basilica for the earliest signal that the See Of Rome has a new Pope. Along the way, many interesting details about the Papal Conclave are coming out.
March 5, 2013 The Swiss Guards - the ensemble charged with protecting the Holy See and the Curia - was doing their job on Monday, when they prevented an imposter from entering the pre-conclave events at the Vatican.
February 28, 2013 Chalk it up to what happens in the digital age; When Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI left the papacy today, folks wondered what would happen to the Vatican's official Twitter account.
Now we know.
February 28, 2013 Many of us will never visit The Vatican yet alone be there for the Conclave; As Cardinals from around the globe get ready to meet to elect the next Pope, a lot of people are wondering what it all looks like from the inside.
February 26, 2013 More details continue to come from Vatican City, following the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will step down from his role as the head of the See of Peter on February 28th.
