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Pope breaks with tradition in annual ritual by washing feet of women only
28 Mar 2024 22:03 GMT
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Since his election, the pope has taken this ceremony out … of his pontificate, the pope changed church rules to officially … the Vatican.
His predecessor, Benedict XVI, only washed the feet of … the feet of priests.
Pope Francis unexpectedly skipped delivering his …
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Pope Francis breaks with tradition in annual ritual by washing the feet of women only
28 Mar 2024 16:32 GMT
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Since his election, the pope has taken this ceremony out … of his pontificate, the pope changed church rules to officially … the Vatican.
His predecessor, Benedict XVI, only washed the feet of … the feet of priests.
Pope Francis unexpectedly skipped delivering his …
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The holdovers: A look at the John Paul/Benedict generation of the cardinals
28 Mar 2024 07:54 GMT
… both John Paul II and Benedict XVI, the total number of cardinals … the two papacies prior to Pope Francis — eight appointed by … cardinal named by a previous pope who’s completely identified … known as il piccolo Ratzinger (“Little Ratzinger”), in part for his …
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Pope Francis to write meditations for Good Friday ‘Via Crucis’ at Colosseum
28 Mar 2024 00:43 GMT
… FEED // Pope Francis is writing the meditations … as 2024 was designated by Pope Francis.
“It will be … Crucis in 2000.
While Pope Benedict XVI never wrote the meditations during … his election as pope.
The USCCB reported that Pope Francis’ decision …
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Pope writes meditations for Via Crucis at Colosseum
27 Mar 2024 07:31 GMT
… service on March 29, Pope Francis has chosen the … Year 2000.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrote the meditations for Good … a month before being elected Pope Benedict XVI. Throughout his pontificate, though, … made at meetings with Pope Francis by people suffering …
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Pope Francis writing Good Friday meditations for first time
27 Mar 2024 03:07 GMT
… period of reflection the pope has called in anticipation … Holy Year of 2000. Pope Benedict XVI continued with the tradition throughout … the Colosseum.
In 1750, Pope Benedict XIV erected a large cross … itinerary.
In past years, Pope Francis has entrusted the …
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For Pope Francis and Vatican diplomats, peace in Ukraine more important than ideology
26 Mar 2024 23:30 GMT
… precedence over overarching ideologies.
“Pope Francis tells us that when … the conflict.
Representing the pope’s diplomatic approach on … and that is Pope Francis.”
The pope has often condemned the … appeals for peace, Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XII failed to …
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Pope Francis to write meditations for Good Friday Way of the Cross for the first time
26 Mar 2024 19:33 GMT
… the early Church.
In 1750 Pope Benedict XIV erected a large cross … over the city of Rome.
Pope John XXIII presided over the … a permanent fixture of the pope’s Holy Week itinerary.
In … past years Pope Francis has entrusted the meditations …
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The Broken Seal of a Pope's 14th-Century Decree Has Been Found in Poland
26 Mar 2024 17:24 GMT
… the subsequent name of the pope,” archaeologist Grzegorz Kurka, the … be linked to Benedict XI, Clement V, Benedict XII or Clement … was employed to describe the pope’s most important messages, such … dates to the era of Pope Benedict XII, who served between 1334 …
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Pope writes meditations for Via Crucis at Colosseum, Vatican says
26 Mar 2024 16:47 GMT
… the service March 29, Pope Francis has chosen the theme … Year 2000.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrote the meditations for … a month before being elected Pope Benedict XVI. Throughout his
pontificate, though, … made at meetings
with Pope Francis by people suffering …