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In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo, Pope Francis hugs Dominic Gondreau, 8, who has cerebral palsy, after celebrating his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square. Gondreau is the son of Dr. Paul Gondreau, a faculty member at Providence College. 

RI boy blessed by Pope Francis

A Rhode Island family got the surprise of a lifetime this Easter, when the new pope blessed their disabled son.

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Photos: Pope Benedict XVI resigns

Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy on Feb. 11, 2013.

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Photos: Introducing Pope Francis

On March 13, 2013, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from …

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Timeline: Popes of the last 100 years

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Electing a pope

From Conclave to chimney smoke; it take a complex sequence of events to elect the leader of the Roman …

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