Pelé, a Pope, and Barbara Walters: Last-Minute Deaths of 2022
Brazilian football legend Pele at China’s Imperial Palace in 2008 (WENN) 2022 was a typically busy year in famous deaths. We tracked the passings of 32 famous people, from world …..
Posts tagged: Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis Has Been Great for Souvenir Sales
The newer, friendlier Pope has crowds coming back to the Vatican and buying more mementoes.
Pope Francis I Biography: New!
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has become Pope Francis I.
Papal Smoke Cam: Live!
If you’re waiting for the white smoke, here’s your view.
Betting On the Pope
It may not be the Super Bowl, but papal betting has a lively history.
Benedict XVI’s Last Day as Pope: His Surprising Final Acts
What does the pope have lined up for his last day in office?
Benedict XVI Will Keep His Name But Lose His Red Shoes
He’ll keep his papal name rather than revert to Joseph Ratzinger. The shoes are another matter.
What Will Pope Benedict XVI Do Next?
No, he’s not going to be surfing the web.
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns in Shocker: “I Renounce the Ministry of Bishop of Rome”
A true surprise: his papacy will end at 8:00 pm local Rome time on the last day of February.
The Pope, The Queen, and Nelson Mandela Walk Into a Bar…
“I have known few greater honours than the opportunity to address the Mother of Parliaments at Westminster Hall. I am told the last three speakers here have been the Pope, Her Majesty the Queen, and Nelson Mandela, which is either a very high bar or the beginning of a very funny joke.”President Barack Obama, opening his speech to Parliament today with a little joke. Heh!
Some April 19th Anniversaries
Oscar-winning actress Grace Kelly married Monaco’s Prince Ranier III in 1956.
Charles Manson was sentenced to life in prison in 1971 for his role in the 1969 murder spree that took Sharon Tate’s life.
Broadcasting Benedict
“He may not be in with the local Emo cult, and you’re unlikely to see him hanging out at a skateboard park. But the Holy Father moved one step closer to cool today when he launched the Vatican’s own YouTube site on Google.” The Pope is on YouTube.