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The sacrament of baptism is a source of new life in Christ and necessary for salvation
06 Feb 2026 19:12 GMT
… step toward that in the Catholic Church,” Hannah Coleman said.
When … new life in Christ from which the entire Christian life springs forth … in January at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Pope Leo said that baptizing …
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Giorgia Meloni’s face on a church mural is offensive – but not for the reason the Vatican thinks
06 Feb 2026 15:13 GMT
… Medici touching the foot of Christ.
Would these have made Don … s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. When a papal official called … at least partly because while Christianity once permeated everyday life … to say that the Vatican under American Pope Leo XIV is …
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Sistine Chapel’s Last Judgment “hidden” for restoration
05 Feb 2026 03:35 GMT
Michelangelo’s masterpiece disappears behind scaffolding as Vatican conservators begin a three-month effort to restore the fresco’s original brilliance
The chapel itself remains open, and continues to conclude the museum route, but the vast wall behind the …
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Pope Leo XIV brings spiritual exercises back to the Apostolic Palace: they will be preached by a Norwegian monk (and bishop)
05 Feb 2026 23:52 GMT
… Pauline Chapel, adjacent to the Sistine Chapel—an architectural and symbolic return … Rome while also collaborating with Vatican Radio’s Scandinavian section.
He … of Pope Leo XIV.
At 51, Varden shepherds a tiny Catholic minority …
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Bishop Erik Varden of Norway to preach Pope’s Lenten retreat
05 Feb 2026 20:53 GMT
… England). He was the first Catholic bishop in 2020 to be … spend the retreat in the Vatican.
His predecessor Francis, on … Pauline Chapel — close to the Sistine Chapel — rather than in the … scandals. Last year, while Pope Francis was hospitalized, the Lenten …
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Pope Leo sidesteps Rupnik and chooses ‘bestselling’ preacher, Bishop Erik Varden
05 Feb 2026 19:36 GMT
… most fascinating fact about the Pope Leo XIV spiritual exercises … to 27 together with senior Vatican officials.
The first detail … a few meters from the Sistine Chapel, a setting that many will … Augustinian, given the Pope’s spirituality. But Pope Leo XIV has …
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Vatican starts three‑month restoration of Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ in Sistine Chapel
03 Feb 2026 09:10 GMT
… fresco in the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican said yesterday.
Scaffolding … centred around the figure of Christ — was covered by “ …
Cardinals sit in the Sistine Chapel — which has Michelangelo’ … secret gathering of Catholic cardinals to choose a new pope. — AFP …
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Here is Pope Leo XIV’s Liturgical Schedule for Lent and Holy Week 2026
05 Feb 2026 13:10 GMT
… as confirmed by the Vatican. Under Pope Francis’ pontificate, this practice … chapel in contrast to the Sistine Chapel and has historically been … the cardinal electors to the Sistine Chapel. It was also the … Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ Parish on March 1, …
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Vatican Begins Restoration Work on Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel
03 Feb 2026 01:22 GMT
… in the Sistine Chapel,» said Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican Museums, «completed … , «by Pope Clement VII for the altar of the Sistine Chapel, the Last … October 31 of that year, Pope Paul III was able to …
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Pope Leo’s Liturgical Celebrations for February, March, and Holy Week
04 Feb 2026 16:35 GMT
… , as confirmed by the Vatican. Under Pope Francis’ pontificate, this practice … chapel in contrast to the Sistine Chapel and has historically been … Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ Parish on March 1, … suffered by the early Christians under the Roman Empire …