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Pope Francis Refuses to Live in Spacious Papal Apartment

05:15 27/03/2013

Pope Francis has opted for staying at a modest two-room residence instead of moving to a grand papal apartment on the top floor of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, BBC reported citing his spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi as saying on Tuesday.

US Launches Car Safety App
00:00 22/03/2013
US road safety authorities announced Thursday the launch of a new mobile application designed to give consumers real-time smartphone access to vehicle safety information.
Rare Warhol Lenin Print Sells at Auction for over $200,000
01:42 21/03/2013
The Christie’s auction house said on Wednesday it had sold Andy Warhol’s limited edition print of Vladimir Lenin, the father of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, for over $202,000.
US Cannabis Capitalists Aim High With Legal Colorado Weed
01:50 20/03/2013
The pungent scent of cannabis percolates through the car fumes in places along this busy commercial strip that locals call “The Green Mile” and “Reefer Row” – a reference to the dozen or so medical marijuana dispensaries dealing legal dope in the neighborhood.1
Sara Brightman’s Space Trip Under Question – Roscosmos
10:58 16/03/2013
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and NASA may opt against sending music star Sarah Brightman to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015, Russian agency’s head Vladimir Popovkin said on Saturday.
Russia's Eurovision Entry Unveils 'Tender' Ballad
17:36 15/03/2013
Russia’s entry in this year’s Eurovision contest unveiled the final version of her ballad "What If" on Friday, with just two months to go until the annual gathering of European pop fans.
Russian Patriarch Kirill Congratulates New Pope on Election
04:32 15/03/2013
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has congratulated Pope Francis on his election as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church and expressed hope for cooperation, the Russian Orthodox Church said Thursday.
Stephen Fry Confronts Russia’s Top Gay Basher
21:29 14/03/2013
In what can only be described as a clash of civilizations, British actor, writer, comedian, gay rights activist and blogger extraordinaire Stephen Fry met on Tuesday with the Russian lawmaker who kick-started the ongoing crackdown on Russia’s LGBT community.2
Mass for Inauguration of Pope Francis to be on March 19
03:15 14/03/2013
The Mass for the inauguration of new Pope Francis, elected on Wednesday to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, will be held on March 19, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said.
US Catholics Hope New Pope Can ‘Bridge the Divide’
01:32 14/03/2013
As the newly elected Pope Francis – the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires – stepped onto the Vatican balcony to greet the faithful around the world on Wednesday, some US Catholics said they were hopeful he would heal the wounds of the recent past and help them reconcile modern American life with traditional church values.

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