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New Yorkers Buzzing Over Possibility Of Dolan Being Elected Pope
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – As the cardinals gather at the Vatican for the start of the conclave, excitement is growing in New York over the possibility of an American becoming the next pope. While there...
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Vatican Blog: How Church Officials Plan To Signal A New Pope
By WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb VATICAN CITY (WCBS 880) – With the first vote in this historic conclave now complete, the Vatican has followed through on its promise to avoid confusion over the color of the...
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Black Smoke Emerges From Sistine Chapel Chimney; No Pope Selected On Day 1 Of...
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) – There was no pope selected Tuesday during the first day of the Papal conclave. Black smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the 115 cardinals...
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What’s In A Smoke Signal? Vatican Reveals Ingredients
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) – The Vatican has revealed what the smoke signals emerging from the Sistine Chapel chimney are made of after the stir caused by how much more distinct the black smoke in...
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Dennis Rodman In Rome To Promote Cardinal From Ghana In PR Stunt
ROME (CBSNewYork) – Basketball star Dennis Rodman was in St. Peter’s Square Wednesday to help Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana become the first black pope. “He’s going to be black, guys – I’m letting...
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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio Elected, Takes Name Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) – Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe...
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New Pope, Francis, Known As Humble Man With A Focus On Social Outreach
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the son of Italian immigrants and on Wednesday, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the leader of world’s estimated 1.2 billion...
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Pope Francis Delivers Informal Homily In First Mass As Pontiff
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) – In his first Mass as pope, Francis showed how different he would be as a pastor, giving an off-the-cuff homily about the need to walk with God, build up his church and...
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Pope Francis Sets Warm Tone During Meeting With Members Of The Press
VATICAN CITY(CBSNewYork) — The newly elected leader of the Catholic Church set a warm tone as he spoke to reporters at the Vatican on Saturday. Pope Francis, adorned in his white cassock, got things...
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NJ Rep. Smith Leads Ten-Member Congressional Delegation To Vatican
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Pope Francis held his first formal Sunday Mass from St. Peter’s but will not be formally installed until later this week. Vice President Joe Biden, a Catholic, will be leading...
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Pope Francis Begins Papacy, Holds First Sunday Mass From St. Peter’s
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) – The Catholic Church’s new leader, Pope Francis, held a busy day of events on Sunday, two days before his formal installation. As CBS 2’s Cindy Hsu reported, the pontiff...
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Christians Around The World Celebrate Easter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – New Yorkers and visitors from around the world descended on St. Patrick’s Cathedral on this Easter Sunday. It was standing-room only inside St. Pat’s as Cardinal Timothy...
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Ridgewood Catholic School Students Confirmed By Pope Francis Back From Rome
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two teenagers from New Jersey are back from an experience of a lifetime after being confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis, himself. CBS 2′s Christine...
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Founder Of Westchester Religious Order Up For Possible Sainthood By Vatican
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — There are only a dozen Americans who have been named saints by the Vatican. Now, another name is being put up for consideration, and this one’s from New York. The...
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Local Catholics React To Pope John Paul II Being Cleared For Sainthood
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Pope Francis on Friday cleared two of the 20th century’s most influential popes to become saints, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving...
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Pope Medals Recalled After Jesus’ Name Misspelled
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) — Forgive the Vatican, for it has misspelled. The Vatican is recalling more than 6,000 papal medals after the name Jesus was misspelled as “Lesus.” The gold, silver and bronze...
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Prosecutor Warns Of Possible Mafia Threat Against Pope Francis
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Is the pope in danger? Pope Francis could be at risk from an organized crime organization, according to a leading anti-mob prosecutor who said he has also been the target of...
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Pope Francis Celebrates First Christmas As Pontiff
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — As the faithful gathered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the Pope Francis was sharing his Christmas message for the first time at the Vatican. Francis on...
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Poll: More Catholics Say Church Is In Touch Since Pope Francis
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Catholics appear to be feeling more of a connection to the church since the beginning of Pope Francis’ papacy, according to a new CBS News poll. The poll found that 48 percent...
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Pope Francis Asks For Forgiveness Of Those Sexually Abused By Priests
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) – Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from people who were sexually abused by priests and vowed that there will be no going back in the church’s fight to protect...
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Cardinal Dolan Reflects On Historic Dual Canonization Of Past Popes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints in a historic double canonization this Sunday. As WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb reported, Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that...
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Cardinal Dolan Heads To Rome As Faithful Gear Up For Canonization Of John...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As Cardinal Timothy Dolan heads for Rome, those already in the city are preparing for this weekend’s historic canonization of two popes. Rome, built upon layers of history, has...
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Mayor Bill De Blasio Talks Migration With Pope Francis’ Top Aide
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Mayor Bill de Blasio has paid a call on Pope Francis’ top aide to discuss migration issues. De Blasio met Monday with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state,...
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Dolan: Draft Of Vatican Family Values Document Needs Revision
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan said there’s “enthusiastic unity” among bishops for Pope Francis’ attempts to make the Catholic Church more welcoming and present its...
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Dancing Priests Become YouTube Sensation
ROME (CBSNewYork/AP) – A video of a pair of dueling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral. The Rev. David Rider, 29, of Hyde Park, New York, and the Rev. John Gibson, 28, of...
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N.J. Girl Battling Cancer Makes Wish To Meet Pope Francis
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – An 11-year-old from New Jersey struggling with cancer has one wish, and it’s not what you think. Gracie West’s smile lights up a room and it’s her inner strength...
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New Jersey Girl Battling Cancer Shares Story Of Meeting Pope Francis
FREEHOLD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey girl battling a rare form of cancer is opening up about her trip of a lifetime. As CBS2’s Christine Sloan reported, 11-year-old Gracie West recently returned...
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Christmas Celebrations Underway In New York And Around The World
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Christmas celebrations are underway around the world. In Bethlehem, thousands from many religions attended midnight Mass inside the Church of the Nativity — the site where...
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UN Chief To Open Vatican Climate Change Conference
NEW YORK (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will open a key Vatican meeting this month on Pope Francis’ highly anticipated teaching document on climate change. The U.N. chief will join American...
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Long Island Teens Team Up To Bring Life Saving Surgery To Kids Around The World
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150518182836307AA.mp4 SYOSSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A group of teens from Long Island have a unique goal. Monday, marked the start of a full week of life...
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De Blasio To Speak At Vatican Next Week
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will give a speech on climate control and income inequality at the Vatican on Tuesday. De Blasio will attend a conference called “Modern...
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Mayor De Blasio Announces New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts At Vatican...
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio is in Vatican City attending a conference on climate change aimed at keeping up the pressure on national leaders ahead of climate talks in Paris...
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In Address To UN, Pope Beseeches World Leaders To Protect The Environment
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Pope Francis declared Friday that there is a “right of the environment” and that mankind has no authority to abuse it, telling more than 100 world leaders and diplomats at...
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Vatican Confirms Pope Francis Met With Gay Couple, Distances Self From...
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Vatican is confirming that the only “audience” the pope had while he was in Washington was with a former student and his family: Yayo Grassi, an openly gay Argentine...
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Vatican Denies Pope Francis Has Brain Tumor, Slams Italian Media
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) — The Vatican is vigorously denying reports from Italian media claiming Pope Francis is sick with a small brain tumor. An Italian newspaper reported the Pope went to a clinic...
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Vatican Issues Release Warning Catholics Against Trying To Convert Jews
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — If you ask any Catholic about whether they need to be told not to try to convert people, and you might get an answer like this: “Once Jewish always Jewish, once Catholic always...
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Long Island High School Choir Sets Off To Sing For The Pope
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The new year is beginning with the honor of a lifetime for a Long Island high school choir. On Friday, they boarded a plane for Rome, after being invited to sing at the Vatican....
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Sanders Warns Of Inequality At Vatican Meeting
VATICAN (CBSNewYork/AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican Friday to address “immoral and unsustainable” wealth inequality and poverty and...
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Pope Francis Wishes Christmas Peace To Those Suffering Through War
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — Pope Francis has wished Christmas peace for people scarred by wars and those who lost loved ones to terrorism that he says is sowing “fear and death” in many cities and...
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President Trump Calls Meeting With Pope Francis At The Vatican ‘Honor Of A...
BRUSSELS (CBSNewYork) — President Donald Trump called his short private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican Wednesday the “honor of a lifetime.” The president was welcomed by the Swiss Guard and...
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Tens Of Thousands Bid Farewell To Pope Benedict XVI In Emotional Sendoff
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday at his final general audience in St. Peter’s Square, recalling moments of “joy and light” during his papacy but...
View ArticleDolan, Other Cardinals Say They Have Short List For The Next Pope
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) — The papal succession process will start on Monday. That’s when cardinals will gather in Rome for formal meetings to set a conclave date to elect the next pope. Senior...
View ArticleCardinals Begin Pre-Conclave Meetings At The Vatican
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — Cardinals from around the world gathered Monday inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and...
View ArticleCardinals In No Rush To Begin Conclave, Elect Benedict XVI’s Successor
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) — The Sistine Chapel was closed Tuesday as the Vatican prepared to elect a new pope. But not all the cardinals who will vote have arrived in Rome, CBS News’ Danielle...
View ArticleU.S. Cardinals Nix Conclave Briefings Over Concerns Of Leaks
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan went ahead with his live radio show broadcast from Rome Wednesday despite officials cancelling daily briefings over worries that details...
View ArticleCatholics Everywhere Buzzing As Cardinals Pick March 12 As Conclave Start Date
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) — There was a big announcement from the Vatican on Friday concerning the papal succession. After five days of pre-conclave meetings, the College of Cardinals has decided to...
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Cardinals Hold Discussions In Advance Of Tuesday Conclave
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) — Roman Catholic cardinals have voted to begin their conclave next Tuesday, leaving the weekend and Monday to chit-chat, schmooze, think and pray about the papal election....
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Cardinal Dolan Holds Mass In Rome Ahead Of Papal Conclave
VATICAN CITY (CBSNewYork) – Members of the Catholic Church worldwide spent this Sunday worshipping, before cardinals from around the world begin meeting to elect a new pope. As CBS 2’s Maurice DuBois...
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Vatican, Cuomo Both Come Out Against Death Penalty
ALBANY N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – On the same day Pope Francis changed Catholic teachings, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’s planning on pushing for new legislation to remove the death penalty from New York...
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Vatican Running Team Sets Sights On Olympics
The roughly 60 athletes include priests and those who work in the Vatican's museums and pharmacy.
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