Francis I is Dead: Remembering a Great-Hearted Pope
[Editor’s note: Pope Francis I has died, just one day after greeting the usual Easter crowds in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square. He was 88. No cause of death has …..
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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 …..
Mother Teresa, the Saint of Calcutta? Not to Dr. Aroup Chatterjee
Mother Teresa will be granted sainthood by Pope Francis on September 4th, giving her the rare trifecta of winning sainthood, the Nobel Prize (1979) and the U.S. Medal of Freedom (1985). Congratulations to …..
Pope Francis, Rock Star: Album reviews
While the current leader of the Catholic Church has been a metaphorical rock star since his election, he’s now a literal one. With the release of Wake Up, a multi-lingual recording …..
Pope Francis Speaks Warmly of Caravaggio, Richard Wagner, and the Films of Fellini
Some remarkable comments from a remarkable interview.
Pope Francis on Gay People: ‘Who Am I To Judge?’
The new straight-talking Pope is wasting no time shaking things up.
Pope Francis Has Been Great for Souvenir Sales
The newer, friendlier Pope has crowds coming back to the Vatican and buying more mementoes.
Papa Francesco’s First Day
He prayed at Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s oldest basilicas.
Pope Francis I Biography: New!
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has become Pope Francis I.