Tagged: Catholic Church

Charlotte Talks
12:00 am
Mon March 4, 2013

The Papal Conclave

Credit Catholic Church (England and Wales)

The Catholic Church finds itself at a crossroads with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI last week. Now, Church leaders are looking ahead to a Papal Conclave and the selection of a new pope, and while they do, onlookers worldwide are speculating on the future of the Catholic Church amidst controversy and changes in leadership, while looking at the ancient organization's history and traditions. We'll talk about the history of Papal Conclaves and the many ways that this one will be different and how it could affect the future of Catholics everywhere, when Charlotte Talks.

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Religion
5:53 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

Local Catholics Surprised By Pope's Resignation

Credit Tasnim Shamma
Saint Peter's in uptown is the oldest Catholic church in Charlotte.

Catholics reacted to the surprising news that Pope Benedict announced his resignation Monday morning. We spoke to a few of them after the noon mass on Monday at St. Peter's Catholic Church.

Kevin Barto says his coworkers and friends have been asking him all morning about what this means for the Catholic Church. He says it's not easy to say what Pope Benedict's legacy will be because he was in the role for such a relatively short amount of time.  

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