WIBX 950 » Vatican http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Tue, 21 May 2013 03:40:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 College Of Cardinals Closer To Scheduling Conclave To Select The Next Pope http://wibx950.com/college-of-cardinals-closer-to-scheduling-conclave-to-select-the-next-pope/ http://wibx950.com/college-of-cardinals-closer-to-scheduling-conclave-to-select-the-next-pope/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:41:02 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=161095 The College of Cardinals is meeting twice this morning, with the final gathering taking place before noon.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/college-of-cardinals-closer-to-scheduling-conclave-to-select-the-next-pope/feed/ 0 Franco Origlia, Getty Images Pope Benedict XVI Departs, Bookies Bet on Replacement http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xvi-departs-bookies-bet-on-replacement/ http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xvi-departs-bookies-bet-on-replacement/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:17:20 +0000 Keeler in the Morning http://wibx950.com/?p=158903 Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down on Thursday, becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to leave the job in something other than a casket. As Benedict flew off into the sunset to begin a new life of prayer and study, Roman Catholic cardinals started gathering around the world to pick his successor

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]]> http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xvi-departs-bookies-bet-on-replacement/feed/ 0 Vatican Admits That Pope Benedict XVI Had Battery Replaced In Pacemaker http://wibx950.com/vatican-admits-that-pope-benedict-xvi-had-battery-replaced-in-pacemaker/ http://wibx950.com/vatican-admits-that-pope-benedict-xvi-had-battery-replaced-in-pacemaker/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:09:43 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=149099  

The Vatican is confirming reports that Pope Benedict XVI had a battery replaced in a pacemaker implanted almost a decade ago.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/vatican-admits-that-pope-benedict-xvi-had-battery-replaced-in-pacemaker/feed/ 0 Photo from: Handout via Getty Images Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation Stuns The World, Oddsmakers Favor Canadian Cardinal To Succeed http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xvis-resignation-stuns-the-world-oddsmakers-favor-canadian-cardinal-to-succeed/ http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xvis-resignation-stuns-the-world-oddsmakers-favor-canadian-cardinal-to-succeed/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:31:43 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=148596 Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation at the end of this month citing health concerns has taken the world by surprise, thrusting the Catholic Church into a realm it hasn’t entered in more than 600 years.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xvis-resignation-stuns-the-world-oddsmakers-favor-canadian-cardinal-to-succeed/feed/ 0 L'Osservatore Romano - Vatican Pool via Getty Images Pope Benedict XVI Resigning At The End Of February http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xiv-resigning-at-the-end-of-february/ http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xiv-resigning-at-the-end-of-february/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:46:20 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=148264 Pope Benedict XVI is resigning effective at the end of the month.  The Vatican is confirming the news this morning.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/pope-benedict-xiv-resigning-at-the-end-of-february/feed/ 0 Franco Origlia, Getty Images St. Elizabeth Medical Center Honoring Saint Marianne Cope http://wibx950.com/st-elizabeth-medical-center-holding-special-mass-for-utica-saint/ http://wibx950.com/st-elizabeth-medical-center-holding-special-mass-for-utica-saint/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:53:23 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=113569 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica is hosting a special Mass in honor of Saint Marianne Cope's canonization.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/st-elizabeth-medical-center-holding-special-mass-for-utica-saint/feed/ 0 Sisters of Saint Francis Sylvester Stallone Found "Hiding" In Vatican Painting http://wibx950.com/sylvester-stallone-found-hiding-in-vatican-painting/ http://wibx950.com/sylvester-stallone-found-hiding-in-vatican-painting/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:32:08 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=68099 Rome, Italy (WIBX) - Harvard student Anthony Zonfrell would probably have been less surprised to see the real Sylvester Stallone hanging out at the Vatican than he was to see the likeness of the "Rocky" and "Rambo" star in a painting that is more than five hundred years old.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/sylvester-stallone-found-hiding-in-vatican-painting/feed/ 0 Anthony Zonfrell on Reddit