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7:00 am
Sat March 16, 2013

Catholic youth respond to Pope Francis

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Students, faculty and staff of Fr. Tolton Catholic High School threw a pope party on March 14, the day after Pope Francis was elected.
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On Wednesday, the Cardinals of the Catholic church elected Jorge Mario Borgeglio of Argentina to be the new pope. He’s the first pope from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order of priests. He’s also the first to choose the name Francis.

We spent part of Wednesday and Thursay at Fr. Tolton Catholic High School in Columbia to find out what some of Columbia's young Catholics think of the new pope. 

Like many other people, Corrine Hubbard admires his humility.

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Faith/Religion
10:49 am
Thu March 14, 2013

Columbia Catholics celebrate, admire Pope Francis

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Classes at Tolton High stopped for the afternoon, so everyone at the school could celebrate and watch coverage of the new pope. In this photo, a group watches the television in the library.
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Ian McMurtry clips the papal flag onto the flag pole. The school hadn't been flying a papal flag since Benedict XVI resigned on Feb. 28.
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Sophie Spicci texts her public school friends about the new pope, while Emily Temple takes a picture of Kristen Schepker after braiding her hair.
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Chase Freidel was taking a test in Spanish class when someone looked up at the TV and saw white smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney. That meant one thing: A new pope.

"We all looked up, and we all started like cheering and yelling and screaming," she said. "We ran through the halls like saying, 'We've got a pope, we've got a pope!' And like, I ran to the office, and we told them to announce it."

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Faith/Religion
3:41 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Who Is Pope Francis?

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Argentine Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio during a mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent on February 13, 2013 at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 8:41 pm

The new pope, 76-year-old Jorge Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, is the first pontiff from Latin America and the first Jesuit, but he appears to hold views very much in line with his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

Bergoglio has chosen the papal name Francis, becoming the 266th to hold the title of spiritual leader of the Catholic Church.

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Faith/Religion
3:39 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Pope Francis: What Happens After A Papal Election

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After Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pontiff, he chose the name Pope Francis. His installation Mass could come early next week.
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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 5:53 pm

As news spread that the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel was billowing white smoke to signal the election of Pope Francis, anticipation built for the new pontiff's first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

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