Papa Mstaafu Benedict wa XVI (16) Afariki Dunia

                                                      Hayati Papa Benedict XVI

 Papa Mstaafu Benedict XVI amefariki dunia leo asubuhi huko Vatican, Italia.  Ilitanganzwa mapema wiki hii kuwa afya ya Papa Benedict XVI ilikuwa imezorota.  Amefariki kwenye Monestari ya Vatican.  Alikuwa na miaka 95. Jina aliyozaliwa nayo ilikuwa Joseph Ratzinger. Alizaliwa Ujerumani mwaka 1927.

Atazikwa Alhamisi Ijayo huko Vatican baada ya Misa itakayosimamiwa na Papa Francis.  Papa Benedict XVI hakutaka mazishi enye makuu. 

Papa Benedict XVI  alistaafu ghafla mwaka 2013.   Alikuwa Papa wa kwanza kustaafu katika miaka 600 iliyopita ya Vatican. Kwa kawaida mtu anaachia upapa akifa.  Papa (Pope) ni mkuu wa kanisa Katoliki duniani.

Mungu Ailaze Roho ya Papa Benedict XVI mahala pema peponi.  Amen

Papa Mpya ni Kadinali wa Argentina - Rev.Jorge Bergoglio

Papa Mpya Amechaguliwa. Ni Kadinali Jorge Bergoglio (76) kutoka Argentina.   Amechagua jina la Francis wa Kwanza.

Pope Francis

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio Now Pope Francis I

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The world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics have a new spiritual leader.


As afternoon turned to evening in Vatican City on Wednesday, a little after 7 p.m. local time, white smoke rose from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel and bells rang through St. Peter's Square — the traditional signals that the church's cardinals have chosen a new pope.

A little more than an hour later, his identity was announced. It is 76-year-old Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Now, as NPR's Sylvia Poggioli has said, the new pope and the church face a choice: "Whether to continue an inward looking conservative path or to open up to the broader world of the faithful and introduce more collegiality, as had been indicated by the reforms of the Second Vatican Council 50 years ago."

We'll have much more about the new pope and what his selection means as the day continues. Be sure to hit your "refresh" button to see our latest updates.

The papal selection came after five votes by the 115 cardinals eligible to cast ballots. They voted once on Tuesday, twice Wednesday morning and then twice again on Wednesday afternoon. It takes a two-thirds majority (77 in this case) to become pope.

KUTOKA:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/13/174201655/a-pope-is-chosen

Papa Mpya Amechaguliwa! HABEUS PAPUM

CNN inasema kuwa Papa Mpya amaechaguliwa.

Tunangojea kwa hamu kusikia ni nani.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/world/europe/vatican-pope-selection/index.html?hpt=hp_t1