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Claude Julien (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Soundbytes Of The Week: 3/8

Soundbytes from the top stories of the past week.

2013/03/08

Pope Benedict XVI on February 27, 2013 in Vatican City. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Bradley Jay: ‘Should The New Pope Tweet?’

The medium is the message.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2013/03/08

Cardinal Sean O'Malley at The Chapel Pastoral Center February 22, 2013 in Braintree, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

O’Malley: ‘It’s A Whole New Ballgame Now’

When reporters asked Cardinal O’Malley if the resignation of Benedict XVI would affect who they choose next, O’Malley said “it’s a whole new ballgame now.”

2013/02/28

Cardinal Sean O'Malley on a flight to Rome on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. (Photo courtesy: Gregory L. Tracy, The Pilot)

Cardinal Sean O’Malley At Vatican As Conclave Preparations Begin

Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O’Malley is now at the Vatican to prepare for the election of the next pope.

2013/02/27

White smoke vents up from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals had elected a new leader after a conclave lasting little more than 24 hours, April 19, 2005 at Vatican City. (Photo credit THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)

What Is The Conclave?

So what is a conclave and what happens there?

2013/02/27

Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrates Mass at The Chapel Pastoral Center February 22, 2013 in Braintree, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Sean Cardinal O’Malley Biography

Here is a timeline of the career of Sean Cardinal O’Malley.

2013/02/27

Cardinal Sean O'Malley with Pope Benedict XVI, March 24, 2006. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Cardinal Sean O’Malley On Short List Of Pope Candidates?

Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s name has surfaced at the Vatican as a possible successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who is retiring at the end of this month.

2013/02/19

The Greatest Legacy Of The Pope…..and Pelosi

“Viva il papa” the crowd was chanting……..”Grazie” responds the pope……but somehow this is just wrong……he can’t quit…he’s not dead yet!

2013/02/14

Archdiocese Says Sale Listing Of Closed Church Was “Premature”

The Boston Archdiocese has pulled the real estate listing of a closed Roman Catholic church, saying it was causing confusion about its intentions for the property.

2011/03/19