Pope
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When you think of popes, you wouldn’t believe that a small country like the Netherlands would ever produce a pope, but it did. Pope Adrian VI: The Dutch Reformer of the Papacy Pope Adrian VI, born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens, holds the unique distinction of being the only Dutchman to ascend to the papacy. His brief
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Robert Francis Prevost Elected Pope Leo XIV, Succeeding Pope Francis. Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, was elected pope by the College of Cardinals on May 8, following a two-day papal conclave. He succeeds Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88. At 69 years old, Prevost has chosen the
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I’m not Catholic, but that doesn’t mean I can’t respect the Pope—after all, he was the spiritual leader of 1.41 billion Catholics worldwide Since his election in March 2013, Pope Francis has reshaped the papacy in ways that have resonated far beyond the walls of the Vatican. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
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“Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows
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The role of the Catholic Church has often been questioned and criticized, and to an extent, rightfully so. Pope Pius XII, sometimes derided as “Hitler’s Pope” because of his reluctance to condemn Nazi war crimes, was allegedly trying to stir up German agitators and convince them to strike down the Führer from within. Historian Mark
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When you think of Popes you wouldn’t think that a small country like the Netherlands ever would produce a Pope. But yet it did. Born as Adriaan Florensz Boeyens in Utrecht on March 2 1459. He would become thr head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his
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The killing of innocent lives is despicable enough, but trying to make a profit out of it in the most deceitful way is beyond evil. Giving people hope that somehow they will survive, where there really was no intention of sparing their lives, sickens me to the core. Shortly after the armistice between Italy and
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1978 must have been one of the most significant years well at least in a pop culture way, the amount of classic movies that were released that year and classic songs is just phenomenal. Lets start with some of the songs. Wuthering Heights Written by an 18 year old Kate Bush taken from the album
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Don’t worry I haven’t suddenly turned by page into some paranormal or horror blog site. But today was an important day in the Irish sporting agenda. It was the day of the All Ireland GAA senior Gaelic Football final between Mayo and Tyrone . Mayo did not win the final since 1951,and today was no
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