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Explainer: Vatican rituals central to Pope Francis’s funeral
Many of the traditions that will dictate Pope Francis’s funeral date back more than 2,000 years. They are compiled in a tome ...
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Why Popes are Buried in 3 Coffins and What Will Change in Pope Francis' Era
Popes lead the Catholic Church as successors to Saint Peter, guiding over a billion followers worldwide through faith, ...
OPINION - Why it's good for us to see Pope Francis's body — and anyway he looks better than Pope Benedict did
If you look at Vatican TV live right now, you’ll see a queue of people lining up inside St Peter’s basilica to visit the ...
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Why Popes are buried in 3 coffins with bag of coins—and why Pope Francis ended it
For centuries, popes have been laid to rest in three nested coffins, each one symbolic, sacred, and deeply rooted in history.
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Why it's good for us to see Pope Francis's body — and anyway he looks better than Pope Benedict did
Dead bodies on display in a coffin are regarded nowadays as in rather ... Our lot don’t want a memento mori, that medieval symbol of death to remind us that this life is passing away.
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‘Bright Circle’ and ‘Margaret Fuller’: The Rise of the Transcendental Woman
Mary Moody Emerson wore shroudlike garments by day and slept on a bed shaped like a coffin—her nightly memento mori. The members of Mr. Fuller’s quintet had a surefire way of alienating their ...
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This Bizarre Oddity Store In California Is A Wonderland Of Rare Treasures And Unusual Collectibles
The answer might just be Bearded Lady Vintage & Oddities, a delightfully strange cabinet of curiosities tucked away in ...