Talk about a baptism by fire: On the first day of Lauren Colegrove’s journalism internship at Catholic News Service in Rome, the pope announced his resignation.
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Vatican interns from Villanova get front-row seat to historic resignation of pope, conclave
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on March 13, 2013
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Vatican archaeology: Digging history beneath St. Peter’s
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on March 4, 2013
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Six decades ago, an extraordinary effort was undertaken far from the ornate public realms of the Vatican: Workers meticulously excavated the tombs and other long-sealed, centuries-old chambers beneath St. Peter’s. See all the photos at Life.com.
Update: Benedict sends farewell tweet before Vatican wipes account
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on February 28, 2013
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Before Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican for retirement today, he offered a farewell tweet. Shortly after he stepped down, all of his tweets were deleted.
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Vatican science to continue despite Pope’s resignation
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on February 11, 2013
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Vatican unveils Pope’s Twitter account
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on December 3, 2012
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Pope Benedict XVI will extend his online presence to Twitter and start answering questions put to him via the social network in English and seven other languages.
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Vatican says Pope will start tweeting @pontifex on Dec. 12
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on December 3, 2012
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The Pope has tweeted once before, but will now have his own username to share thoughts with others. [Read more]
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Opus Dei To Hunt Down Vatican Whistle-Blowers
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on April 26, 2012
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First time accepted submitter Aguazul2 writes “In a familiar story relocated into the bizarre world of the Vatican, a whistle-blower who brought to light excessive overpayments on contracts to friendly suppliers was sent to the USA as punishment, and further sources of leaks are now being hunted down by a crack team headed by an 82-year old Opus Dei cardinal. It’s just like Wikileaks, only with parchment and quills — probably.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Vatican and Oxford libraries scan ancient works, let scholars stay in their armchairs
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on April 16, 2012
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Two of the world’s most hallowed libraries are about to get even quieter, having been given $ 3 million to go with the flow and put some of their oldest collections online. The Vatican Library and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library will together offer up 1.5 million pages of hoary text, including Gutenberg’s Latin Bible from the 15th Century, a 1,200-year-old Hebrew codex called the “Sifra,” and enough Greek philosophy to make even Homer seem succinct. At the end of a five-year flatbed scanner marathon, these digital copies will be accessible to speakers of dead languages everywhere, and hopefully for less than sacrilegious prices.
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Hackers attack Vatican website 2nd time in days
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on March 13, 2012
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