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The Bishop of Rome renounces the See of Saint Peter as of 28 February 2013
On the morning of 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his forthcoming voluntary abdication from the papal throne. "...in today's world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the barque of
Archive · Faith · Rome
Consistory of Pius XII on 18 February 1946: a colour photograph of the ceremony appointing 32 new cardinals
An extremely rare colour photograph of the papal consistory of 18 February 1946. A cardinal kisses the slipper of Pope Pius XII as a token of obedience and devotion to the Pontiff. The rite precedes the bestowal of the cardinal's red galero hat. On that day 32 new
Faith · Monarchies · Mores · Society · People
In 1955, when Queen Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret turned 25, she was due to marry her beloved, Group Captain Peter Townsend
In 1955, when Queen Elizabeth's younger sister Margaret turned 25, she was due to marry her beloved, Colonel Peter Townsend. But the marriage did not take place, by the decision of the Queen: as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, she could not countenance the marriage of
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I had never given it a thought, but the number of times one crosses oneself after each prayer has its own significance
Faith · Art · Mores · Humour
The Pluralist
A satirical image mocking members of the clergy who draw several incomes at the expense of their primary duties. A priest balances in the heavens, resting upon the spires of four different churches while eyeing a fifth
Almaty · Architecture · Faith · Heritage
Wooden cathedral of 1907 on a reinforced concrete foundation survived the 1911 earthquake
The Ascension Cathedral in Almaty is considered the tallest wooden Orthodox church in the world, with the main dome rising 39 metres to the top of its cross and the bell tower cross reaching 46 metres. The construction of the cathedral, to a design by the architect Borisoglebsky and the
Faith · Books · Observations
A priest reads a prayer from the Synod for Russia's deliverance from enemy invasion
I Am Reminded of the Prayer for the Salvation of Russia That Leo Tolstoy Gives in Volume III of "War and Peace" ...the sacristan brought out a little stool, the very one on which the kneeling prayers were read on Trinity Sunday, and set it before the Royal
Faith · Art · Books
The trials of Job, shown naked and crowned beside a ruined house
At first glance one might think that the wall of the ruined house, beneath whose shelter a naked Old Testament elder reposes, bears the word LOVE. But no, it is IOBBO, that is, Job, upon whom the Lord permitted a trial of many sorrows to be sent: the loss of
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A Lion with a Brilliant Hairdo in the Twelfth-Century Church of St Michael in the English Village of Tefont Evias
Faith · Monarchies · People
It follows that on 10 January 2023, with the death of Constantine II of Greece, Europe lost its last* Orthodox monarch
It follows that on 10 January 2023, with the death of Constantine II of Greece, Europe lost its last* Orthodox monarch. Constantine II reigned from 1964 to 1973, died in his 83rd year, and will be buried in Athens *Constantine was the last of Europe's reigning Orthodox monarchs.
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In the Vatican, Christmas Is Over
In the Vatican, Christmas is over. But we still have the Old New Year and Epiphany to come