Faith - The Parnassian (Page 37)

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"But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence"

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. The Apostle Paul, First Epistle to Timothy, 2:12 Pope Leo XIV has appointed the former superior general of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor as secretary of one of

Fresco of a tree with Christ crucified on its trunk, with figures on clouds among the branches against a gold ground and a window in the vault above.

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Tree of Life by Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Giuseppe Meda in Monza Cathedral, 1556

Fresco of the Tree of Life with Christ crucified on its trunk. Painted in 1556 by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, the very same who made portraits out of vegetables, and Giuseppe Meda in the transept of Monza Cathedral, north-east of Milan

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Yet Another Day on Which the Lord Will Look to Our Needs

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Such Strange Goings-On

Cardinal Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, asked John Paul II to let him retire no fewer than three times: in 1992, after suffering a stroke; in 1994, having gone partly blind; and in 1997, on reaching the age of 70. Each time the pontiff refused and asked him not

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"Jewish communities everywhere have offered up their prayers for His late Majesty, and now they will offer up their sincere prayers for Her Majesty the Queen, as she takes upon herself the heavy burden of ruling the countries of the British Commonwealth"

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Few people know it, but the smallest pocket on a pair of jeans is in fact meant for a very small icon, and the slightly larger pocket for an icon of medium size

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The 1963 coronation of Paul VI and the later popes' abandonment of the tiara

The other day we recalled the papal portable throne, the Sedia Gestatoria. It was the very one used at the coronations of popes. On 31 June 1963 took place the first coronation of a Pope since 970 held not inside St Peter's Basilica but in the open air,

Archive photograph of a papal ceremony: the pope in a tiara among the clergy beside an altar, with large feather fans nearby.

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Pope Benedict XV declared Joan of Arc a saint in 1920

Joan of Arc was canonised little more than a hundred years ago. On this day in 1920, Pope Benedict XV proclaimed Joan of Arc a saint

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Graffiti of a ship from the Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Constantinople

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"The Last Judgement": a fresco by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov, painted in 1885–1896 for St Vladimir's Cathedral in Kyiv

"The Last Judgement" is a fresco by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov, painted in 1885–1896 for St Vladimir's Cathedral in Kyiv. The artist later painted a picture on the same subject for the Church of St George in Gus-Khrustalny

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The cardinals' oath of secrecy and the reliability of reports on the conclave of Leo XIV

In these days many pieces have appeared investigating how exactly the conclave went. Original hypotheses are advanced as to how, in what conjunction of circumstances and under which stars Pope Leo XIV came to be elected. For the most part it resembles the intriguing plot of a popular film. Let

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Pope Leo XIV opens a social media account in Latin

Pope Leo XIV has started a Twitter account in Latin, and it is magnificent! A splendid step towards popularising the Latin language