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Successor to Benedict Will Lead a Church at a Crossroads

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Successor to Benedict Will Lead a Church at a Crossroads

Arkansas Catholics say they're surprised to hear that Pope Benedict will resign. It's been nearly 600 years since a Pope stepped down from leadership. Father Charles Ryan woke Monday morning to hear Pope Benedict announced his resignation.

Pope Benedict XVI announced on that he would resign on the last day of the month after serving under eight years in the post. This will be the first time a Pope steps down from the Roman Catholic Church in nearly six centuries. The 85-year ancient

JOHANNESBURG — A senior Catholic Church leader in South Africa says the resignation of Pope Benedict came as a surprise, but that he will be well remembered for his work. Could Benedict's departure signal the coming of an African pope? On that

Pope Benedict is to resign at the end of the month. The Twitter-loving head of the Catholic Church, who last year called on all Catholics to embrace shared media, released a statement to Vatican Touchtone phone system citing that, due to his age

From Ricky Gervais and Simon Pegg to Piers Morgan and beyond, stars and media personalities took shots at the surprise announcement from the Catholic leader.

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