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Slow changes: A stroll through 4 papacies

In his first papal appearances, Pope Francis doesn’t seem the type to demand thrones and chauffeurs or use the royal ‘we’

By Victor L. Simpson

February 24, 2013
9:41 am

Supporters wave flags in front of a giant monitor broadcasting a message by Silvio Berlusconi during a center-right coalition rally in Naples, Italy, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Salvatore Laporta)

Italians go to the polls in parliamentary elections

EU countries and investors the world over focus on vote that promises to have a profound impact on the continent’s faltering economy

By Colleen Barry and Victor L. Simpson