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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio Elected Pope, Takes 'Pope Francis' as Name

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:15:09 +0000

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas. He chose the name Pope Francis.

Black Smoke Rises: No New Pope on First Ballot

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:35:36 +0000

Tuesday evening, a plume of black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signifying that the first round of balloting to elect a new pope had passed without any nominee receiving the necessary two-thirds majority.

Susan Sarandon Calls Pope a 'Nazi,' Catholic League Fires Back

Shauna Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:12:11 +0000

Actress Susan Sarandon is under fire from the Catholic League after calling Pope Benedict XVI a “Nazi” during a recent interview.

When telling filmmaker Bob Balaban about sending the pope a copy of the book ‘Dead Men Walking,’ which inspired the film for which she won a 1995 Oscar, she said she meant Pope John Paul II and “not this Nazi one we have now.”