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Choir dress of a cardinal, in scarlet Cardinals are senior members of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome. They are typically ordained bishops and generally hold important roles within the church, such as leading prominent archdioceses or heading dicasteries within the Roman ...
The Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana) is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See.Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, it now has headquarters and laboratory at the summer residence of the Pope in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, and an observatory at the Mount Graham International Observatory in the United States.
A post shared on X claims that Pope Francis is opening up five “sacred portals” in a “ritual that has never been done before.” Verdict: Misleading The “ritual” or the opening of the ...
The Pope's throne in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. (From Wood Carvings in English Churches, 1910). The Chair of Saint Peter (Latin: Cathedra Petri), also known as the Throne of Saint Peter, is a relic conserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the sovereign enclave of the Pope inside Rome, Italy.
Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images) - Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images
For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope's health. As leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking ...
The Pope's window from which he delivers the Angelus.. The papal apartments is the non-official designation for the collection of apartments, which are private, state, and religious, that wrap around a courtyard (the Courtyard of Sixtus V, Cortile di Sisto V) [1] on two sides of the third (top) floor [2] of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
The Vatican hasn’t released any photos or videos of Francis since before he entered the hospital on Feb. 14 with a complex lung infection. This has become the longest absence of his 12-year papacy. The Vatican has defended Francis’ decision to recover in peace and out of the public eye.