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...Britain is now rife with speculation that Charles, who separated from Princess Diana two years ago, will get a divorce himself to marry the woman he loves -- the very predicament that forced his great uncle, King Edward VIII, to abdicate in 1936. Will it be the lady or the throne?TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrandsays that dilemma won't arise, as the Church of England has relaxed its rules on divorce since it forced that choice on Edward. Now, Hillenbrand says, the Church merely forbids a would-be king to marry a Roman Catholic. (Mrs. Parker Bowles's husband...
...enormous changes that have swept Catholicism over the past 36 years cannot be understood without grasping the characters, beliefs and work of these two men -- both great Popes but very different Popes. John XXIII, TIME's 1962 Man of the Year, was nearly 77 when he came to the throne of St. Peter, and his reign lasted less than five years, from 1958 to 1963. John Paul II was by papal standards a comparatively young man when he was elected in 1978 -- only 58, making him the youngest Pope in 132 years. He has already reigned a decade...
Behold the Slavic pope is coming, a brother of the people; He already pours the world's balm into our breasts, And the angel choirs sweep the throne for him, with flowers...
Once at the audience, TIME's delegation discovered that their seats were not in the front after all but off to the side. The Pope arrived on the marble stage to rapturous applause. Seated on a wooden throne, he read out a statement on obedience in eight languages -- including Japanese -- took greetings from international delegations, pronounced a papal blessing and departed. The 90-minute audience was nearly over. And so, it seemed, was any hope of a closer encounter...
...state championship game was like nothing I had ever experienced in high school basketball. It seemed like the whole town of Belmont made the hour drive to Worcester to cheer us on. Amidst a sea of blue and maroon in the stands, we blew out the pretenders to our throne, Wahconah, and took home to Belmont what we had claimed to be ours years...