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Pope Benedict XVI is shown in side-by-side images from 2005 and 2013. At left is the pope in a photo taken May 4, 2005, about two weeks after his election. At right is an image taken Feb. 9 at the Vatican. The 85-year-old German pontiff announced Feb. 1 1 that he was stepping down saying his does not have the strength to exercise ministry over the universal church.

Pope Benedict shows signs of aging, but Vatican reports no illness

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VATICAN CITY - From the moment he was elected pope at the age of 78 in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI has kept a schedule that appeared light compared to that of Blessed John Paul II, but busy for a man who already had a pacemaker and who wanted to retire to study, write and pray when he turned 75.

Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he will resign at the end of the month. The 85-year-old pontiff said he no longer has the energy to exercise his ministry over the universal church.

Pope Benedict's resignation announcement stuns world religious leaders

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WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that he planned to resign Feb. 28 stunned and shocked religious leaders around the world.

Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto is one of 14 cardinals from Canada and the United States who are under the age of 80 and therefore eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI

14 cardinals from Canada, US eligible to vote in conclave

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VATICAN CITY - Here is a list of the 14 cardinals from Canada and the United States who are under the age of 80 and therefore eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI:

Pope Benedict XVI responds to the cheers of World Youth Day pilgrims as he cruises in a boat down the Rhine River in Cologne in 2005. The pope announced Feb. 11 that he will resign at the end of the month. The 85-year-old pontiff said he no longer has th e energy to exercise his ministry over the universal church.

Citing health reasons, Pope Benedict announces he will resign

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Updated 02/11/13

VATICAN CITY - Saying he no longer has the strength to exercise ministry over the universal church, Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he would be resigning at the end of the month after an eight-year pontificate.

Christian activists Jonathan Longstaff and Jenny Rose, both from London, protest outside Parliament before a vote on same-sex marriage in London Feb. 5. British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to see his ruling Conservative party split in two on Tuesday over his government's plans to legalize same-sex marriage.

House of Commons passes same-sex marriage bill on second reading

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MANCHESTER, England - Members of Britain's House of Commons voted, 400-175, to allow same-sex marriage, pushing a controversial piece of legislation closer to becoming law.

Turkish police bomb experts inspect the site after an explosion at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara Feb. 1. The attack killed Turkish security guard Mustafa Akarsu as well as the sucide bomber, Ecevit Sanli, whom Turkish press say was the membe r of an ultra-leftist, anti-American terrorist group.

In Turkey, prayer, reflection after embassy attack, death of US tourist

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ISTANBUL - In the second row of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ayhan Mutlucu sat in silence after 11 a.m. Mass. She had the seen TV reports that U.S. tourist Sarai Sierra was dead, apparently murdered after disappearing two weeks earlier in a nearby area.

Conductor Zubin Mehta leads the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 4. The concert attended by Pope Benedict XVI and Italian officials marked the 84th anniversary of the Lateran Pacts, which recognized the Vatican 's full sovereignty over its territory.

Zubin Mehta conducts for the pope

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VATICAN CITY - The conductor Zubin Mehta performed with an Italian orchestra at the Vatican Feb. 4, in a concert honoring Pope Benedict XVI and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

A 1948 print honoring the four chaplains who perished in the 1943 sinking of the USAT Dorchester is shown with an illustration of the tragic day. Father John P. Washington, along with Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, the Rev. George L. Fox, a Methodist minister , and the Rev. Clark V. Poling, a Dutch Reformed minister, all Army lieutenants, gave their life jackets to panicked soldiers scurrying to abandon the transport ship after it had been torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War II.

Four Chaplains' love of others recalled 70 years after their sacrifice

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KEARNY, N.J. - An act of valor by four men of faith 70 years ago at the height of World War II can serve as an inspiration for people today, the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd after praying the Angelus from the window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 3. Balloons that read "Yes to life" were brought into the square as the Italian church marked the Day for Life.

Pope calls for protection of life, greater investment in families

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VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI called for greater investment in families and protecting life.

Pope Benedict XVI meets in a private audience with Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk, the new patriarch of the Iraq-based Chaldean Catholic Church, Feb. 4 at the Vatican.

Chaldean Catholic bishops elect Kirkuk archbishop as new patriarch

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VATICAN CITY - The new head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, "We want to follow the example of our martyrs who gave their lives for Christ."

Father Charles Engelhardt

Philadelphia priest, former teacher both convicted of child sex abuse

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PHILADELPHIA - A suspended priest and a former Catholic school teacher in Philadelphia were convicted Jan. 30 on several charges related to the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old altar boy that took place from 1998 to 2000.

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