Catholicism - First Pope Outside Europe

Catholicism - Regarded by some with contempt - Billions of Catholics have resilience and faith in Catholic beliefs in this age of scandal. Pope Francis the first Pope outside Europe will hopefully reform the Church's future.

Pope Francis' mission: Refocusing on what Catholicism is really ...

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Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images). I have never been anywhere in the world, working, writing a ...

After Catholicism Reached South America, It Took 520 Years for a ...

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Today's election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy is notable for two big reasons: he's the first non-European, and the first ordained member of the Society of Jesus, to occupy the highest seat of the Roman ...

Asian and Asian American Catholicism

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The Korean Catholic population as with many Asian Catholics is quite large but not nearly as large as that of Latin America and Europe. According to this infographic from the New York Times, 483 million of the world's ...

Lent Recipes: Low-Carb Foods for Lent - Catholicism - About.com

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Trying to avoid both meat and carbs? Try these delicious and easy low-carb recipes for Lent.