February 2013
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Photos from historic day
Published February 28, 2013
Without a pope, the church is said to be “Sede vacante,” (the See of Rome is vacant.) Watching the end of the papacy, Aux. Bishop Luis R. Zarama, Kieran Quinn, and Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Salute at the end of the papacy. (Screen shot) Andrew’s screens
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#ThanksPontifex
Published February 28, 2013
So Thursday there’s going to be a Twitter event giving thanks for Pope Benedict at #thankspontifex— Fr. Kevin Peek (@FrKevinPeek) February 26, 2013 And the thanks flowed. #ThanksPontifex for embodying the spirit of your theology on Church Doctor Thérèse of Lisieux, who put herself “in sinners’ shoes.”— Janelle Peters (@JanellePeters) February 28, 2013 We love […] Full Story
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A timeline of papal deaths, followed by election of successor
Published February 25, 2013
Catholic News Service reported how the popes since the 1960s have been elected and installed within a short period of time after the deaths of their predecessors. Source: The Catholic Sun
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Papal Transition on RebelMouse, via Twitter
Published February 25, 2013
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Video: Pope departs after last public Mass
Published February 14, 2013
To shouts of “Viva Papa” and loud, sustained applause, Pope Benedict blessed the crowds as the final public Mass concluded.
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Bishop-designate David Talley on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
Published February 13, 2013
“In my lifetime, I have seen three extraordinary events that are truly ‘historical’ in the life of the Church: the first event was seen between 1962 and 1965, when second Ecumenical Council was held at the Vatican (Vatican II); the second event was the election of the first non-Italian pope in centuries, as the young […] Full Story
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Observations Through the Lens
Published February 7, 2013
On Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, my first assignment took me to St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, where I had to photograph one of the 2013 teacher honorees for the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Office of Catholic Schools. It was a foggy morning, which prompted me to stop and take a photo of the school’s baseball […] Full Story