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Vermentino, Ripasso and Trentodoc for the Pope's dinner and the toast to the new Pope

Thanks to a photograph of the menu from the first supper of Leo XIV with the cardinals at the Casa Santa Marta, we know that the new Pope also has a very good taste in wine. Take note of the wines the Pope himself drinks with his supper of courgette

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Network model of cardinals' influence from Bocconi researchers and doubts about its reliability

Ahead of the conclave, researchers at Milan's Bocconi University analysed cardinals' social-media data to determine which relational structures improve the chances of winning a papal election. Giuseppe Soda, Professor at Bocconi University: "Our starting point is simple. Even in the Church, as in any human

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Jesus Ministered to by Angels

James Tissot, 1894 Angels came and ministered unto him. Gospel of Matthew 4:11

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Leo XIV explains choice of name by Rerum Novarum and the rise of artificial intelligence

Unlike the start of Francis's pontificate in 2013, when the newly elected pope's first meeting with the cardinals was broadcast live, Leo XIV chose to hold his behind closed doors. The Vatican has published part of the Pope's address, in which, as a supplement

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So the Vatican may escape higher tariffs, now that it has a Pope made in the USA?

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Pope Francis at the House of Saint Martha and the possible reversal of his innovations under Leo XIV

Italian and Spanish media confirm that Pope Leo XIV has decided to restore the papal residence in the Apostolic Palace. I remind you that Pope Francis lived and died in the Domus Sanctae Marthae (Casa Santa Marta), an annexe to St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, intended for

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Many Russian media have misrendered the surname Prevost, reading it as French, no doubt out of an idea of the pontiff's French background, but since the Pope is, after all, an American, and there is nothing French about him…

"Prévost" would be correct had he come from a French-speaking colony. In his own country he was Prevost, and this seemingly suited him well enough. At any rate, one will be able to put the question to him in person and find out whether he, in honouring

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Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, the First Pope of Mixed Race

Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, is the first Pope of mixed race. His paternal ancestors were French and Italian; on his mother's side they were French, Spanish, Louisiana Creole, Afro-Haitian and African

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If Leo XIV is the first American Pope, then Leo XIII created the term "the heresy of Americanism"

One of the stumbling blocks between the Catholics of the United States and the Vatican during the pontificate of Leo XIII was the wish of the American clergy for changes, so that the Church might become one of the pillars of the state order. It was precisely in this period

An elderly man in white robes and a white skullcap drinks beer from a glass mug while a person in black beside him holds another mug.

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Photograph of Benedict XVI holding a mug of beer

For Such an Occasion, It's Permitted. Benedict XVI (1927-2022) with a little mug of beer

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Cardinal Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, and the likely continuation of Francis's course

Of course, Trump will present the election of an American Pope as his own victory. But Cardinal Robert Prevost, who became Pope under the name of Leo XIV, is not the American pontiff the White House would have dreamed of. Given that his elevation owes much to the favour of

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Newly elected Pope on Francis’s blessing and a Church that builds bridges and dialogue

Words from the address of the new Pope, Leo XIV:. Let us keep in our ears the faint voice of Pope Francis, who blessed Rome. The Pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the whole world that Easter morning. Allow me to continue that blessing. God loves us. God