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Biden, the second Catholic US president after Kennedy, attends Pope Francis's funeral
Biden, the second Catholic US president after Kennedy, attended the funeral of Pope Francis. In rather good health, compared with his time in office
Faith · Society · People · Rome
Funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican on 26 April and burial at Santa Maria Maggiore
How the funeral of Pope Francis went today, 26 April 2025. Pope Francis died on the morning of 21 April in the Vatican of a stroke and heart failure. In the evening the rite of certifying death and placing the body in the coffin was performed. On 22 April official
NB! · Faith · Society · People · Rome
Pope Francis Is Buried Today
Faith · Society · Nature · Rome
The Red Wind in Rome on the day of Pope John Paul II's funeral, 8 April 2005
On 8 April 2005, the day of Pope John Paul II's funeral, a sudden strong wind fell upon Rome, and for a time the Vatican became one solid human mass shaken by the gusts of the elements. The phenomenon went down in history as the Red Wind. Red,
NB! · Archive · Society
Soviet and American troops meet on the Elbe on 25 April 1945
On 25 April 1945, exactly 80 years ago, the meeting on the Elbe took place. Advance units of the Soviet army met troops of the US First Army. After that, Hitler's army lasted for about two weeks
Art · New York · Society · People · Nature
Agnes Denes sowed a hectare of a former landfill in New York with wheat
In 1982, a wheat field sprang up in Manhattan, literally at the foot of the Twin Towers. The territory of a former rubbish dump, which was standing vacant at the time, had been allocated for the creation of an art installation. But instead of a sculpture park, the artist Agnes
Observations · Society
A scandal has erupted in the Netherlands: the Speaker of the Dutch parliament discussed the partition of Belgium with the French ambassador
A scandal has erupted in the Netherlands: the Speaker of the Dutch parliament discussed the partition of Belgium with the French ambassador. At a dinner with the French ambassador and several MPs, Martin Bosma suggested that dividing Belgium might not be a bad idea. France could have Wallonia, and the
Science · Society · Nature · Humour
In Britain, Sun-Dimming Experiments Will Be Approved Within Weeks
Scientists are considering altering clouds to reflect sunlight as one way of preventing runaway climate change. The British government is prepared to spend £50 million of taxpayers' money on dimming the sun, while at the same time covering the best agricultural land with vast solar panels, which need sunlight.
Art · Books · Observations · Society
Anonymous art object of books instead of bricks at Samara Public Library in 2013
In early June 2013, on the 3rd if memory serves, this anonymous art object appeared outside the Samara Public Library. A section of masonry at the base of a column, with books in place of bricks. The object appeared early on Monday morning, and photographs of it quickly spread across
Cinema · Observations · Society · Humour
Film Academy members must watch all nominees before voting in the final round
Hollywood Tightens the Screws. Film Academy members will be obliged to watch all the films in contention for the awards. It is hard to believe that this had to be enshrined in a special rule. Americans! In the final round of voting, the Academy's electronic voting system will
Faith · Observations · Society
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