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Hometown erupts in cheers for new Pope

STUDENTS at the seminary where Joseph Ratzinger studied for the priesthood as a teenager in the 1940s erupted in cheers yesterday at the news that their townsman had become the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Wed, 20 Apr, 2005

Jubilation from seminarians in Pope's hometown

Students at the seminary where Joseph Ratzinger studied for the priesthood as a teenager in the 1940s erupted in cheers today at the news that their townsman had become the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2005