Kickin' Country 100.5 » Pope Benedict XVI http://kikn.com Today's Best Country in Sioux Falls, SD Sat, 25 May 2013 02:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Top Contenders to be Next Pope http://kikn.com/top-contenders-to-be-next-pope/ http://kikn.com/top-contenders-to-be-next-pope/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:49:30 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=73552 VATICAN CITY - In the secretive world of the Vatican, there is no way to know who is in the running, and history has yielded plenty of surprises. Yet several names have come up repeatedly as strong contenders.

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]]> http://kikn.com/march-madness-pick-a-pope/feed/ 0 Getty Images Benedict Becomes 1st Pope in 600 Years to Resign http://kikn.com/benedict-becomes-1st-pope-in-600-years-to-resign/ http://kikn.com/benedict-becomes-1st-pope-in-600-years-to-resign/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:44:46 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=70779 CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Benedict XVI become the first pope in 600 years to resign Thursday, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world.

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]]> http://kikn.com/benedict-becomes-1st-pope-in-600-years-to-resign/feed/ 0 Franco Origlia/Getty Images Benedict Promises Obedience to Successor http://kikn.com/benedict-promises-obedience-to-successor/ http://kikn.com/benedict-promises-obedience-to-successor/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:15:01 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=70601 VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI promised his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor on Thursday in a poignant and powerful farewell speech to cardinals delivered hours before he becomes the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.

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]]> http://kikn.com/benedict-promises-obedience-to-successor/feed/ 0 Getty Images Sioux Falls Bishop Paul Swain Saddened by Pope's Resignation http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-bishop-paul-swain-saddened-by-popes-resignation/ http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-bishop-paul-swain-saddened-by-popes-resignation/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:02:03 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=64866 SIOUX FALLS - The head of the Diocese of Sioux Falls says he's saddened by Pope Benedict XVI's announcement to resign.

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]]> http://kikn.com/sioux-falls-bishop-paul-swain-saddened-by-popes-resignation/feed/ 0 BREAKING: Pope Benedict XVI Resigns http://kikn.com/64614/ http://kikn.com/64614/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:41:21 +0000 Dan Collins http://kikn.com/?p=64614 Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he would resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.

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