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The Vatican

Conclave Competitions, Pope TV, Tweets & Sistine Brackets

You’ve signed up for sale alerts from department and grocery stores, CBSDFW.COM news and weather alerts, and trending video signals… now you can also get online notifications and texts centered on the selection of the next pope.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/12

Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman said. (credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

Conclave To Elect New Pope May Start Sooner Than Expected

The Vatican is raising the possibility that the conclave to elect the next pope might start earlier than March 15, the earliest date possible under current rules that require a 15-20 day waiting period after the papacy becomes vacant.

2013/02/16

Diocese of Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell. (credit: cathdal.org)

Dallas Bishop & Parishioners React To Papal Resignation

The papal shockwaves rippled across the world — all the way to North Texas. News that Pope Benedict is resigning surprised the world. At first, Bishop Kevin Farrell, of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, thought the whole thing was a joke.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/02/11

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