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Museums and art galleries: Who's using whom?

By Sabri Ben-Achour

May 19, 2016

"200 One Dollar Bills" by Andy Warhol, valued at $8 million to $12 million, is displayed during a preview of a Sotheby's in 2009 in New York City. — Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

The relationship between some museums and galleries has changed, and blurred.

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Pope Francis is not feeling the holiday cheer

By Adriene Hill

December 22, 2014

Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. — (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Pope scolds those who run Catholic Church. His complaints include office gossip and jealousy.

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A letter to the President warns of history repeating itself

By Ben Johnson

March 20, 2014

Civil liberties activists hold a rally protesting surveillance of U.S. citizens by the National Security Agency Jan. 17 at the Justice Department in Washington. — NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the Church Committee sent President Obama a letter addressing recent NSA surveillance

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Heads roll at the Vatican bank

By Alan Johnston

July 02, 2013

Pope Francis waves to the faithful at St. Peter's Square on June 16, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. — Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images

Two top officials at the bank quit this week, as allegations of fraud and corruption continue to swirl.

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Quiz: Which organizations change leadership the least?

By Stephan Richter

March 18, 2013

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus prayer and blessing to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City. — Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Which has had fewer leadership changes in the last 100 years: The Catholic Church or General Electric?

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What the new pope means for the poor

By Scott Tong

March 14, 2013

Priority number one for the new pope has been fighting poverty in the slums of Buenos Aires. What effect might he have on the global scene in his new position?

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How did you hear the Pope is quitting: Horseback messenger or Taxi TV?

By David Brancaccio

February 13, 2013

How does today's news compare to the information technology that was around when the last Pope resigned in 1415?

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Is the new pope the 'CEO' of the Vatican?

By Mark Garrison

February 11, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI blessing faithful at the end of the Epiphany mass in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Jan. 6, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI on Feb. 11, 2013 announced he will resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman told AFP, which will make him the first pope to do so in centuries. — VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images

Pope Benedict’s rare decision to resign won praise as a management move, but his tenure featured marketing and financial challenges.

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