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As the world continues to absorb the enormity of Pope Benedict’s sudden resignation and the changes it might represent, one thing is certain: St. Peter’s Square will be teeming between now and Easter Sunday, as Pope Benedict winds down his papacy over the next two weeks and the Catholic Church selects and installs a new pope. Within hours of today’s …
Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world and resigned the papacy today, two days before Lent and seven weeks before Easter, the highest and holiest holiday in the Catholic Church. His resignation, effective February 28, is without modern precedent. The last pope to resign, Gregory XII, stepped down in nearly 600 years ago, in 1450. The official reason given was Pope …
Of the many attractions in Italy threatened by tourism, the Sistine Chapel doesn’t top most people’s list. Of course, as is the case with Pompeii and the Colosseum and many of Italy’s antiquities, it’s fair to say that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, no matter the venue. A column in the September 20th edition …
