Lisa Hughes

Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O'Malley talks to reporters at the North American Pontifical College, Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Photo by Aaron Strader)

O’Malley Happy Not To Be Chosen, Says Pope Is ‘Prisoner In A Museum’

Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O’Malley appears to be relieved he wasn’t chosen to be pope by his fellow cardinals.

2013/03/14

Pope Francis addresses the crowd on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica's after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Photo credit FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

Pope Francis Won’t Meet With Benedict Yet, Will Celebrate Mass With Cardinals

The newly-elected Pope Francis will celebrate Mass Thursday with the cardinals who elected him, but he won’t meet with his predecessor just yet.

2013/03/14

Lisa Hughes in St. Peter's Square. (Photo by Aaron Strader)

Reporting From Rome: Witnessing History At The Vatican

Pope Francis I is beginning the first day of his new life as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

2013/03/14

Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio Of Argentina Elected As Pope Francis I

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected as the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

2013/03/13

Black smoke billows out from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicating that the College of Cardinals have failed to elect a new Pope on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Reporting From Rome: No One Surprised To See Black Smoke

There weren’t big crowds in St. Peter’s Square today largely because the weather was dreadful.

2013/03/12

Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley at Mass at The Vatican Tuesday morning. (Credit: WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Jay Borselle)

Black Smoke, No Pope Yet As Cardinals Begin Voting At Vatican

The first vote was held around 2:40 p.m. Boston time and black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling no pope has been chosen yet.

2013/03/12

Sex Abuse Victims’ Group Says Cardinal O’Malley Has Not Done Enough

While Cardinal Sean is often applauded as a reformer after the sexual abuse crisis in Boston, SNAP put him on its “dirty dozen” list of possible popes, accusing him of withholding the names of some abusive priests.

2013/03/11