“Experts: Top 5 picks for the new pope”
Read a Feb. 12, 2013, article from USA Today about possible contenders to replace Pope Benedict XVI.
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“Pope Benedict XVI first pope to resign in 600 years”
Read a Feb. 11, 2013, article from USA Today about other popes who have resigned.
“5 Things for Which the Pope Will Be Remembered”
ABC News posted five things for which it says the pope will be remembered.
“Who’s in the running for pope? 12 names to watch”
Religion News Service provided a a look at a dozen potential candidates to succeed the pope on Feb. 11, 2013.
“Reactions to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI”
Religion News Service provided a roundup of reactions to Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Feb. 11, 2013.
“What happens next at the Vatican”
Religion News Service provided a breaking-news explanation of what happens next at the Vatican on Feb. 11, 2013.
“A Statement Rocks Rome, Then Sends Shockwaves Around the World”
Read the Feb. 11, 2013, New York Times story on Benedict’s announcement.
Charles Hilken
Brother Charles Hilken is a history professor at St. Mary’s College of California. Papal elections and the history of the papacy are among his areas of expertise.
Ulrich Lehner
Ulrich Lehner is an associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He knew Pope Benedict XVI personally and studied in his department at the University of Regensburg in Germany. His areas of expertise include the history of Christianity after 1500 and global Catholic studies, as well as gender and race in the […]