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Pope Benedict Resignation

Thomas Gray and Horace Walpole, on the Grand Tour, Spread News of a Papal Election, 1739/1740

Robert McNamee | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK
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Robert McNamee

On Sunday, 29 March 1739, two young men, aspiring authors and student friends from Eton College and Cambridge, departed Dover for the Continent.

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The Week In Photos - Vote On Your Favourite Picture

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK
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This week in pictures has seen an Oscar winner trip over accepting her statue, Prince Harry don an apron on a trip to South Africa and Pope Benedict X...

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The Pope's Last Day: In Pictures

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK
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The Pope is bidding his final farewells to cardinals, Vatican staff and the Catholic world, as he prepares for his retirement on Thursday night. On...

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Jessica Elgot

I Have Given Up My Private Life Forever, Pope Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK
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Waving homemade signs, flags and passing countless small children up to the passing Popemobile, tens of thousands arrived to see Benedict XVI made his...

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WATCH LIVE: Pope Benedict's Last Audience, With 200,000 People

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK
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More than 200,000 people are expected to flood St Peter's Square on Wednesday for what will be the last audience with Pope Benedict XVI, before his re...

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Pictures Of The Day: 27th February 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK
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The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

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Jessica Elgot

New Pope 'Will Not Be A Saint'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK
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The former Archbishop of Westminister has warned that the new Pope "will not be a saint, straight away" as the Vatican once again prepares for a concl...

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How Do You Pick a Pope?

Ben Blaine | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Comedy
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The transition between leaders of any movement is always hard to achieve. An audience gets used to a certain style and it's always tough to know when to go for more of the same and when to throw in something fresh.

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Pictures Of The Day: 25th February 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK
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The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

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'I Am Not Abandoning The Church'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.02.2013 | UK
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Pilgrims from around the world flocked to St Peter's Square in the Vatican to see Pope Benedict XVI give his last Sunday blessing before he steps down...

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Pope Was 'Nearly Blind In One Eye' And Had Been 'Falling Out Of Bed'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK
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The Pope had become nearly blind in one eye and had been falling out of bed 'several times' whilst on foreign trips, making him very tired for his pap...

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The Men Who Would Be Pope..

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK
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The top Catholic theologians in line for the Papacy come from diverse countries, backgrounds and many have courted controversyy over some more entrenc...

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Anti-Gay Laws Mean No Sex Abuse In Africa, Says Pope Contender

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 21.02.2013 | UK
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The Cardinal heralded as the man who could be the first black Pope has said sex abuse could not happen in Africa, on the same scale as Europe, because...

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Pictures Of The Day: 18th February 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK
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The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

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'I Have Felt, Almost Physically, The Strength Of Your Prayers'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK
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In his first public appearance since announcing his resignation, Pope Benedict XVI said he had felt "almost physically" strengthened by the love and p...

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WATCH: God's Official Statement On Pope Resignation

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK Comedy
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A tip of the mitre to comedian, animator and all-round clever chap Howard Read for this brilliant cartoon that he's produced following the news that t...

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Pictures Of The Day: 12th February 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK
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The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

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LOOK: Pope Benedict XVI's Funniest Photos

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Comedy
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We realise that the words "Pope Benedict XVI" don't usually inspire paroxysms of laughter. But stick with us here. Because His Holiness - who of co...

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Twitter's Funniest Pope Jokes

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Comedy
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Do people on Twitter make jokes about news events? Is the Pope Catholic? Well, sort of. Because His Holiness is resigning. As you may have guessed....

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Pope Resigns: See The Latest Odds On Who Will Succeed Him

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Comedy
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Bookies on behalf of Huffington Post UK Comedy: David Schneider and David Beresford (hat-tip: @IanReynolds77). More TOPICALOLs: Pope 'W...

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Pope Benedict XVI Resigns: What Is The Pope Going To Do with All Those Presents? (PICTURES)

Elliot Wagland | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK
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Over the years Pope Benedict XVI has received more than his fair share of gifts from world leaders, including presents from Queen Elizabeth, Barack Ob...

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Pope 'Was Outsourcing Job To China So He Could Spend More Time Watching Cat Videos'

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Comedy
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A senior employee at the Vatican has resigned following revelations that he had been outsourcing his job to a worker in China in order to spend more t...

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