Papal inauguration
The Vatican decides upon a new pope
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Popular choice in crowd is Filipino Cardinal Tagle. Americans, Italians, Danish: everyone has Chito fever! #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 11:22:22 AM -
At 1.00 pm Briefing extraordinary Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican press office #reuterspope #conclave #popeby napoliurbanblog via twitter 3/13/2013 11:25:19 AM -
Pilgrim who travelled from New Jersey said she felt disappointed as no vote yet showed lack of unity #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 11:26:59 AM
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Our latest update from the team at the Vatican is in:
Black smoke as morning fails to bring new popeVATICAN CITY - Cardinals in secret conclave failed twice on Wednesday morning to elect a new pope, as black smoke over the Sistine Chapel showed ballots on the first full day of voting were inconclusive.
After an inconclusive first vote on Tuesday night, the 115 cardinal electors should hold another two ballots later on Wednesday after praying for inspiration from God for a choice that can lead the Roman Catholic Church out of crisis.
Having spent the night closeted in a nearby guesthouse, the cardinals attended Mass in the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace and returned to the Renaissance splendor of the Sistine Chapel to hold the two morning ballots.
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Vatican spox tells CNN that Pope Emeritus Benedict was watching on TV as cardinals took their oaths and saw the black smoke last night.by Eric Marrapodi via twitter 3/13/2013 11:31:52 AM -
The cardinals at lunch in Santa Marta. #reuterspope #conclave #popeby napoliurbanblog via twitter 3/13/2013 11:33:32 AM
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Voices from St Peter's Square
Claudio Salvati, 61, consultant from Rome, disappointed because he arrived in St Peter's square and just missed the smoke.
"I want a truly religious man as the next pope, not someone who is interested in business or power, just pure spirituality."
"I like Tagle- I don't know why, it's just the feeling I get when I look at him."
"I think they are having problems selecting a new pope. I reckon they started off with Scola but they are going to have to settle on an outsider. It needs time, I think maybe tomorrow they will come to a decision."
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A faithful wrapped in the Vatican's flag reacts while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope, at the Vatican March 13, 2013. Roman Catholic Cardinals will continue their conclave meeting inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
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Father Lombardi hour shows to journalists the details on the boards of the cardinal electors. #reuterspope #popeby napoliurbanblog via twitter 3/13/2013 12:33:37 PM
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The Donilon brothers: One’s boss is President Obama; the other’s, Cardinal O'Malley, cd b pope washingtonpost.com/world/the-brot… #conclave #reuterspope @NaomiOhReally
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Lombardi quoted +Lehmann testimony of 2005 #conclave: in Sistine Chapel cardinals speak in a low voice, everything happens slowly, solemnlyby alessandro.speciale via twitter 3/13/2013 12:35:48 PM -
Most people I've interviewed in St. Peter's Square say they would like Tagle from the Philippines to be next pope #reuterspopeby Catherine Hornby via twitter 3/13/2013 12:38:24 PM -
Of all bizarre things, former NBA player Dennis Rodman has appeared in Rome to lend his support to a black pope #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 12:38:50 PM
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Nuns hold umbrellas in Saint Peter's Square while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel, during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope, at the Vatican March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Paul Hanna
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Adrian Britton, a 34-year-old artist from Maryland, said he liked Tagle because he was "humble and social justice-oriented". #reuterspopeby Catherine Hornby via twitter 3/13/2013 12:39:48 PM
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"I really don't know all the names...but it don't matter, if it's a black pope, I'm here to support it," said Rodman #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 12:40:33 PM
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Faithful react while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope, at the Vatican March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
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"My favourite pope was John Paul. He was just so cool man," Dennis Rodman said, his nails painted in sparkly colours #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 12:43:16 PM
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Faithful wait holding umbrellas at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
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Left-field question from Italian journalist in press conference wonders where the smoking cardinals go for a fag #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 12:47:01 PM
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Curious non-Catholics have also come down to St. Peter's. Frederic Thys says it's "interesting to experience a long tradition" #reuterspopeby Catherine Hornby via twitter 3/13/2013 12:48:56 PM
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#Obama said an American pope would rule just as effectively as a pope from another country http://politi.co/XIheSD via @politico #ReutersPopeby antonella.ciancio via twitter 3/13/2013 12:50:43 PM
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If you're wondering the answer, the cardinals can smoke in their rooms and in an inner courtyard in Casa Santa Marta #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 12:51:48 PM
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Little risk of U.S. pope 'taking orders' from White House
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said concerns that an American pope would be too closely tied to the U.S. government are misplaced, pointing out in an interview that the White House and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are divided on some main issues.
There are two American cardinals among the dozen most frequently mentioned frontrunners in the conclave to elect the next Roman Catholic pope - Sean O'Malley of Boston and Timothy Dolan of New York - but conclaves have long been wary of picking a "superpower pope" from the United States.
"It seems to me that an American pope would preside just as effectively as a Polish pope or an Italian pope or a Guatemalan pope," Obama said in an ABC television interview that aired on Wednesday.
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Father Lombardi says at press briefing that the new pope will choose his name on his own. #reuterspopeby antonella.ciancio via twitter 3/13/2013 1:00:46 PM
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Father Giuseppe Moretti at the only Catholic Church in Afghanistan is hooked to TV conclave coverage, hopes for Italian pope #reuterspopeby Catherine Hornby via twitter 3/13/2013 1:06:45 PM
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Vatican spox says wine is common on Rome tables and believes it is also available for cardinals if they want. #ReutersPopeby antonella.ciancio via twitter 3/13/2013 1:08:07 PM
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The U.S. President Barack Obama has said he would not advise an American pope were one to be elected. But could any influence work the other way? An American pope could exert his influence in the 2016 election there, which is likely to feature issues that are key to the Catholic Church.
Catholic leaders in the United States are already prominent voices on issues like legislating for abortion, stem cell research or euthanasia. In 2007 Cardinal Sean O'Malley, named as a possible papal contender, said that Catholics voting for members of the Democratic Party who support laws contrary to Catholic teaching "borders on scandal". -
Wow. MT @NaomiOhReally Of all bizarre things, Dennis Rodman has appeared in Rome to lend his support to a black pope #conclave #reuterspopeby Jo Crosby via twitter 3/13/2013 1:10:54 PM -
Asked about topless protest by "Pink Smoke", Vatican spox says it tried to attract media but crowd was interested in #conclave #ReutersPopeby antonella.ciancio via twitter 3/13/2013 1:12:34 PM
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Smoke could next appear in about 2 hours, if 4th #conclave vote returns a winner #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 2:18:22 PM
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New pope's choice of name will carry his first message
by Religion Editor Tom Heneghan
Even before he utters his first words in public, the new pope who emerges from the conclave this week will send Roman Catholics around the world a message encoded in the name he chooses.
It may not be one they immediately understand. Picking an unlikely one from the distant papal past - for example, Hilarus or Zephyrinus - would send Catholics scurrying to their history books to see what it could mean.
But one harking back to modern popes - Benedict or John Paul or John - would signal right away the new leader of 1.2 billion faithful wants continuity with the papacy his name refers to.
One name making the rounds in Rome before the 115 cardinal electors filed into the Sistine Chapel for their conclave on Tuesday was Francis, a name Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley might take if he emerges as the new pontiff.
O'Malley is a Franciscan friar who prefers the brown habit and white rope belt of his Capuchin order to his red cardinal's finery. No pope has ever taken the name of Saint Francis of Assisi, the 13th century reformer who lived in poverty and told followers: "Preach the Gospel always, if necessary use words."
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Security has been massively increased at St Peter's Square- everyone must go through scanners, no liquids #conclave #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 2:30:15 PM
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Mobile post office selling "Vacant See" special edition postal stamps #conclave #fumata #reuterspope http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFP6BMACIAAgRrJ.jpg
by Catherine Hornby via twitter 3/13/2013 3:53:49 PM -
Pilgrims pray aloud as they carry a huge wooden cross towards St. Peter's Basilica #conclave #reuterspope http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFP7glnCQAEb0_H.jpg
by Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 4:00:21 PM -
Woman with sleeping child shelters from rain under the colonnades of St. Peter's Square #conclave #reuterspope pic.twitter.com/3CSiyR9A7d via Naomi O'Leary @NaomiOhReally
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A seagull rests on the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican March 13, 2013. After a first inconclusive vote, Cardinals began the process of choosing a new pope in earnest on Wednesday, praying for inspiration at the start of the first full day in a conclave to choose a leader for the Catholic Church. REUTERS/Max Rossi
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Twitter is abuzz with images of the seagull standing on the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel while the world awaits smoke from conclave to come out of it. REUTERS/Reuters Tv
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READER COMMENT: The seagull is waiting for the smoke too if it's black or white -
Melloni, a Church historian live on RAI:"Third smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel around 19:00" #reuterspope #conclave #popeby napoliurbanblog via twitter 3/13/2013 5:02:46 PM
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A seagull looks up at another while standing on the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel, during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope at the Vatican March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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Seagull watch continues... REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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Windows of the balcony open. name to be read now.
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The new pontiff will be getting into his robes, nuns making last minute alterations #pope #reuterspopeby Naomi O'Leary via twitter 3/13/2013 7:12:44 PM
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