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What is the traditional Sunday blessing that popes deliver in St. Peter’s Square?
The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia where he first appeared in ...
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Defying Gravity: 10 Fascinating Places Where Gravity Seems to Work in Reverse
Get ready to challenge your perception of the world! 🌍 From upside-down hills to bizarre natural phenomena, these places will leave you questioning everything you know about gravity. Buckle up for a ...
Pope Leo Calls His Appointment a Cross and a Blessing in First Mass as Pontiff
R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first ...
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This was the 'sorpasso' of Prevost over Parolin to become Pope Leon XIV
The Secretary of State of the Vatican, who was the favorite, was still ahead of Prevost in the third round of voting (49 to ...
No matter who the next pope is, U.S. Catholics stand 'at a crossroads'
The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...
How the Divide Over Francis’ Legacy Is Shaping the Contest for Pope
As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...
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The Sistine Chapel: Renaissance Gem Dazzles Clergy and Laity Alike
The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again ...
Why ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’ by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting − an art historian explains
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...
Fact Check: Inverted cross near Pope Francis’ coffin was a Catholic symbol, not a satanic one
Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...