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Details: Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 26 August 1978 to his death 33 days later[1]. He was known as "the Smiling Pope" for his good-natured attitude and humor[2]. On the morning...
Details: Pope John Paul II visited New York City in October 1979[1][2]. During his visit, he attended a mass at Yankee Stadium on October 4th, which was attended by over 90,000 people[3]. On the same day, he also visited the United Nations and the St. James...
Details: Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (1927-2022), was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013[1]. He was elected to the papacy in 2005[2] and is remembered outside the Catholic...
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who passed away Saturday morning December 31, 2022, at the age of 95. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Bavaria in 1927, Benedict's early life was marked by the rise of the Nazi regime in...
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Details: Pope Benedict XVI died on December 31, 2022, at the age of 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. He had been Pope Emeritus since his resignation in 2013 due to poor health. Pope Francis, his successor, announced a decline in his health on December 28 and...
Details: The Mary Ward 400th Jubilee was a celebration of the life and achievements of Mary Ward, an English Catholic nun who founded the Congregation of Jesus and the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as the Sisters of Loreto)[1][2][3]. Thousands of pilgrims from around...
Details: The Mary Ward 400th Jubilee was a week-long celebration of the life and achievements of Mary Ward, founder of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Congregation of Jesus[1][2]. The celebration began in Rome with an international group in 17th-century costume re-enacting Mary Ward'...
Details: Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger (1927-2022), was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013[1]. He was elected to the papacy in 2005[2] and is remembered outside the Catholic...
Details: The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated by the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church on 1 January, the Octave (8th) day of Christmas[1]. It commemorates Mary's role in the mystery of salvation and...
Details: St. Viktor Church in Dülmen, Germany is a Catholic church dedicated to St. Viktor[1]. It was founded in 780 and is the original parish of Dülmen[1]. The building of the church has been destroyed, rebuilt, renewed or rebuilt several times, but it has always been oriented towards...
Details: The Adoration of the Shepherds is a scene in which shepherds are near witnesses to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem[1]. It is often combined with the Adoration of the Magi in Christian art and is sometimes included in a Nativity scene as a peripheral feature[1]. The...
Details: Die Verkündigung an Maria is a painting by Paul Troger, an Austrian painter, draughtsman and printmaker of the late Baroque period[3]. It was created in 1747[1][2] and is currently housed at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna[1]. The painting depicts the Annunciation of Mary, when the...
Details: The Adoration of the Shepherds is a scene in which shepherds are near witnesses to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem[1]. It is described in Luke 2:15[2]. An angel appears to them and tells them not to be afraid, bringing news of great joy[3]. It...
Details: St Paul's Cathedral in Münster is a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St Paul[1]. It is counted among the most significant church buildings in Münster and, along with the City Hall, is one of the symbols of the city[1]. The cathedral stands in the heart...
Details: Michael the Archangel is mentioned in the Bible in the books of Daniel, Jude, and Revelation[1][2]. He is described as a warrior angel who engages in spiritual combat[2], and is referred to as an archangel, meaning "angel of the highest rank"[1][3]. He...
Details: The Flight Into Egypt by Domenico Piola is an artwork created by the Genoese painter of the Baroque period, Domenico Piola[1]. It is a pen, ink and watercolor over chalk painting[2] that measures 29 x 41.6 cm[2]. The painting depicts the biblical story of the...
Details: The Church of St. Clare, Horodkivka, located in the village of Horodkivka (alternative spelling Gorodkivka), Andrushivka Raion, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine[1][2][3], is a Roman Catholic religious building and an architectural monument of local importance[1][2]. It was built between 1910 and 1913 on the site of...
Details: St. Genevieve was a fair and courageous peasant girl born in Nanterre, France around 422[1]. She is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions[2], with her feast day being 3 January[3]. She is said to have helped save the city from Attila...
Details: The Adoration of the Magi (c. 1633) by Peter Paul Rubens is an oil painting on canvas measuring 4.2 m × 3.2 m (13 ft 9 in × 10 ft 6 in)[2]. It was painted as an altarpiece for a convent in Louvain, Belgium[2], and is now...
Details: Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana[1][2]. He was born on 15 June 1950 in Axim, Ghana[1], and completed seminary training in philosophy and sacred theology at the Pontifical Urban College and University in Rome[2]. He was...
Details: Saint Perpetua (born circa 181, died circa 203) was a Roman noblewoman and Christian martyr who was martyred in third century Roman Carthage[1]. She wrote the account of her own life and arrest, becoming one of the earliest female Christian writers with surviving written work[1]. Perpetua and...
Details: The Adoration of the Magi (c. 1624) is an oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, measuring 218 cm by 280 cm[1]. It was commissioned by Matthæus Yrsselius, abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Antwerp, and paid for in two installments of 750 guilders each in...
Details: Mother Mary Theodore Williams (born Elizabeth Barbara Williams; February 11, 1868 – July 14, 1931) was an American Black Catholic nun who founded the Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary in 1916[1][2][3]. She received her education from the "Ladies of the Sacred Heart&...
