Conan O’Brien Reflects on Oscars Hosting Gig and Treating the Famous Gold Statue as a ‘Religious Icon’
During his hosting gig earlier this month, Conan O'Brien had to treat the famous Oscars gold statue as a 'religious icon.' ...
Clutched by the global faithful and draped on candles and statues, rosaries abound for Pope Francis
As Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome, thousands of faithful from around the world have been gathering by St. Peter’s and by the hospital to pray the rosary for him ...
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Why Does the Church Celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter?
If you walk into St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome ... The chair is now in a gold reliquary, borne up by four giant statues of the four giant theologians of the ancient Church: two East (St ...
Minecraft Education launches replica of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican
Students can step inside this legendary St. Peter's Basilica building and take on the role of its caretakers in Minecraft Education.
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Why the Church has celebrated the Chair of St. Peter feast for 1,600 years
The structure is supported by statues of four doctors of the Church ... A physical relic known as the Chair of St. Peter is housed in St. Peter’s Basilica. The wooden chair, dating back ...
Timeline of Pope Francis’ hospitalization for pneumonia at the 1-month mark
Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it ...
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Original statue of Our Lady of Fátima headed to Rome for Jubilee of Marian Spirituality
“This statue leaves the shrine at Cova da Iria ... St. John Paul II in the 1981 assassination attempt on his life in St. Peter’s Square was later embedded in the crown. This story was first ...