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'One of our easiest customers ever': Inside Pope Francis's personal tailors
Popes are known for their ceremonial and eye-catching wardrobes. Pope Francis was less demanding than previous pontiffs, ...
The Boston Pilot9h
The history of St. Mary Major, the basilica where Pope Francis will be entombed
Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...
Rappahannock Record1d
Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull
Tomorrow is Rogation Day. The name and the event are not as well-known in modern times as they once were, but the day remains on some liturgical calendars throughout the Christian world. Rogation ...
National Catholic Register2d
The Chartres Pilgrimage Continues to Grow Amid Liturgical Tensions
Overwhelmed by a surge in participants, organizers of the traditional Pentecost pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres were forced ...
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix3dOpinion
Who killed Jesus? It wasn’t the Jews, writes a scholar of Roman law.
Both the Jews and the Romans certainly saw Jesus as a troublemaker. The Gospels depict Herod Antipas, the Jewish agent of ...
Rolling Out3d
Pope Francis dies at 88
Pope Francis battled double pneumonia and bronchitis and passed away on Easter Monday (21.04.25) at his home in the Vatican.
Pope Francis emerges from convalescence on Easter, delights crowd with popemobile tour
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican celebrated Easter on Sunday without Pope Francis presiding, as the 88-year-old pontiff ...