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Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour
Pope Francis made a brief appearance on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, as he continues ...
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PHOTOS: Angels of Rome’s Ponte Sant’Angelo guide pilgrims through Christ’s passion
The recently restored Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome features 10 angels holding symbols of Christ’s passion, creating a profound ...
A recovering Pope Francis visits Rome prison to keep annual Holy Week appointment
Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least ...
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I went to the Met to look at Caspar David Friedrich’s landscapes. I didn’t expect to find my old Jesuit friend.
Drew was particularly inspired by the Jesuit paleontologist Teilhard de Chardin, who saw creation as imbued with the Spirit. ...
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Pope Francis puts Antoni Gaudí, architect of Sagrada Família, on path to canonization
Jordi Faulí I Oller is currently the head architect of the basilica, the seventh to hold the position. Several architects who ...
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Why is the pope called Pontifex Maximus – a several thousand-year-old pagan Roman title?
The Roman emperors were central figures in the ancient Roman religion. The emperor also served as high priest, since he was Pontifex Maximus. But at some point, the emperors in the Roman Empire also ...
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Interview: Damian Lewis on Playing Henry VIII
Damian Lewis on the embodiment of majesty, the heft of the fat suit, and the complicated king of The Mirror and the Light as ...
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The sickbed as a holy place: Pope Francis reflects on his own illness at Jubilee of Sick
Pope Francis concluded with a plea for peace in conflict zones, including Ukraine, Gaza, the Middle East, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, and Haiti. The Holy See has ...