Prostitutes, killers, ‘backward’ conservatives – Pope Francis tells a good story
The pontiff’s memoir, Hope, offers a fascinating snapshot of his humble origins in Argentina. Just ignore the strange ...
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Rosary Encyclicals by Pope Leo XIII
Visit the homepage for more information. During his years as pope (1878-1903), Leo XIII wrote many significant encyclicals. His 1891 encyclical, On the Condition of Labor, initiated the Church's ...
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The concerning health of popes
Vatican Diary. The health chronicles of popes are an old practice, revealing—at least in certain eras—the frail constitution ...
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What if the new Ireland of 1922 had loosened its ties with Rome?
More realistically, what if the Irish bishops, in reacting to Pope Leo XIII’s 'rescript', issued from Rome condemning the Plan of Campaign and the planned boycott, had taken an even sterner line ...
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Is the pope too old?
He is the only pope besides Leo XIII (1878–1903), who died at 93, to surpass the age of 85. The advanced age of popes—a theme cleverly explored by Paolo Sorrentino in the series The Young Pope ...
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Saint Bernadette and Pope Leo XIII
Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Was a letter about five secrets written by Maria Bernarda Soubirous to Pope Leo XIII in 1879 recently found by Father Antoine La Grande? A: News reports ...
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Dignity for migrants should be our guiding light, insists ‘Cabrini’ film star
Cabrini' film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers ...
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Prospects of an Asian, even a Filipino pope
The world today is very different from the world when Rerum Novarum was written by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891. As of today, the population of the world stands at 7.9 billion people with only 1. ...
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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
In his introduction to Nazareno Padellaro’s biography of Pius XII (formerly Eugenio Pacelli) Daniel Rops places this Pope in the pantheon of great pontiffs, next to Innocent III, Gregory VII, Pius IX ...