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Ten cardinals from different countries and the author's choice of Burke and Schneider

The most frequently named contenders for the papal throne:. Robert Sarah (Guinea), Péter Erdő (Hungary), Joseph Zen (China), Pietro Parolin (Italy), Malcolm Ranjith (Sri Lanka), Willem Eijk (Netherlands), Raymond Leo Burke (USA), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (Germany), Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Israel, Italy), Athanasius Schneider (Kazakhstan). I, though it is a secret, shall

Faith · Monarchies · Rome

Duration of papal conclaves from the thirteenth century to the election of Francis I

The conclave that elected Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła, 1920-2005) was held from 14 to 16 October 1978 and lasted 3 days. The election was concluded on the eighth ballot. The conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Alois Ratzinger, 1927-2022) in 2005 lasted only a single

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Conclave to elect the new Pope likely to begin in the Vatican in early May 2025

Usually a conclave to elect a new Pope is convened 15–20 days after a death or abdication, as was the case with Benedict XVI, the previous pontiff. But in 2013 Benedict XVI granted the right to hold a conclave immediately after his abdication, without waiting the 15 days. The

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Pope Francis Has Died

Pope Francis has died. As of today, 21 April 2025, he had reached the age of 88 years and 4 months. Pope Francis was elected on 13 March 2013. As of 21 April 2025, he had occupied the papal throne for 12 years, 1 month and 12 days.

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Gates of Hell in the Christian understanding according to Matthew and John of Damascus

Beneath the shattered gates of hell, through which Christ leads out Adam and the righteous dead before the Resurrection, we see evil, hideous and cowering, cast down by the power of Christ. The gates of hell in the Christian sense are first mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew: "And

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Saint Nicholas of Japan on the difference between dreaming of a task and doing it

When we dream of a task, we like it; once we have set about it, it is dreadfully tedious. And that is only natural: in our thoughts the task appears to us whole, with its success, its happy results and other blessings, but once we begin to do it... the

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God Is Light

Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, a painting by Arkhip Kuindzhi. This is the most enigmatic of Kuindzhi's works, which he showed, together with a few others, after 20 years of silence. And those who saw it were his 4 pupils. The second time, Kuindzhi showed the picture

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⚡️Christ Is Risen!⚡️

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Telegram Has Joined in the Easter Celebrations Too 💖✨

Thanks to Pavel Durov for supporting the Christian agenda

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Ivan Shmelyov in “The Summer of the Lord” on Holy Saturday evening at home

Holy Saturday, evening. The house is quiet; everyone has lain down for a while before Matins. I creep into the drawing-room to see what is going on in the street. Few people about; they carry Easter cakes and kulichi in cardboard boxes. The wallpaper in the room is pink,

Icon of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Christ in a radiant mandorla stands on broken gates, surrounded by righteous figures.

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Years When Catholic and Orthodox Easter Coincide up to 2048

Catholic and Orthodox Easter fall on the same day in roughly a third of years. We shall be celebrating Easter on the same day in 2028, 2031, 2034, 2037, 2038, 2041, 2045 and 2048

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A Tumbler with a Medallion Commemorating the Victory in the Patriotic War

Saint Petersburg, Imperial Glass Factory, 1810s. Crystal, opal glass, diamond-cut faceting, painting, gilding. «On the day of Holy Easter, 29 March, a thanksgiving service to the Lord God was offered in Paris, on the Place Louis XV, by the Russian clergy, in the presence of the Emperor Alexander, the