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What Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusion
What Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusion La Virgen de la Puerta, an image of Mary venerated in Peru for over 300 years, represents unity and inclusion among people from different backgrounds, including Catholics, non-Catholics, LGBTQ+ individuals, and marginalized communities. The shrine church of La Virgen de la Puerta is located […]
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Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians? Pope Leo XIV’s election as pope marks a historic first: he is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope, and the first from North America. The […]
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19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name Pope Leo XIV chose his name as a tribute to Pope Leo XIII, who applied Catholic tradition to the Industrial Revolution and wrote the influential encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891. The new pope’s choice of name was inspired by concerns […]
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Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor
Pope Francis filled the College of Cardinals with a diverse group of men – and they’ll be picking his successor Pope Francis’s death has triggered a conclave to elect his successor, with 115 cardinal-electors from around the world participating. The College of Cardinals, which will elect the next pope, has 252 members but only 135 […]
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How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave
How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave The next pope will be chosen through a conclave, a closed-door process where members of the College of Cardinals cast their votes behind locked doors in the Sistine Chapel. The conclave is expected to be the most diverse in history, with […]
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How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green Since 1962, the Chicago River has been dyed green for St. Patrick's Day. Scott Olson/Getty Images St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. […]
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