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Passion Sunday on Vatican
Pope Pius XII celebrating pontifical low Mass on the Passion Sunday of 1949 on the great altar of the Basilica of St. Peter. At the…
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Offerimus tibi, Domine
Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás reciting the offertory prayer of the chalice during the celebration of the Holy Mass. We pay attention to decorations,…
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Commander
Heinrich Pfyffer von Altishofen Commander of the Foot Corps of the Swiss at the Sacred Guard of the Pontiff (Cohors Pedestris Helvetiorum a Sacra Custodia Pontificis).
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Corona Christi
A crystal, gold-decorated reliquary of the Crown of Thorns, currently stored in the treasury of the Cathedral of the Notre-Dame in Paris; late 19th century.
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De indulto
About a week ago the word spread all over tradInternet about an indult issued by the Papal Commisssion Ecclesia Dei for St. Peter’s Society allowing…
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Burning of palms
Nuns burning from last year’s Palm Sunday liturgy, from which the ash will be used during the celebration of the Ash Wednesday, the Cathedral of…
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Ecclesia catholica
Celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, in the presence of the Patriarch of the West, His Holiness…
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F.J. Sheen
Auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Caesariana, Fulton John Sheen in a ferraiolo [author: Yousuf Karsh]. The attire he hosted his TV…
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Canon Cachia
Vincenz Cachia in the choir dress of the honorary canon of the collegiate Basilica of Saint Helen at Birkirkara
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Unto us a child is born
Holy Father Benedict XVI during the Holy Mass celebrated in the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on the Nativity Night A.D. 2012. The…
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Winter slippers
Pius X’s velvet slippers lined with fur and decorated with brocade hems and embroidered crosses on the toes.
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Card. McCloskey
John Cardinal McCloskey, the Archbishop of New York, in choir dress with a spread train of his cassock.
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Mighty Tisserant
Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Cardinal Tisserant during a Pontifical High Mass celebrated at the altar of St. Peter Chair at the beginning of the conclave, June 19th, 1963.
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At Jasna Góra
The first and only official visit of the Chief of State Józef Piłsudski to Jasna Góra, on October 20, 1921, to express gratitude for the…
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College of St. Joseph
Members of the children’s choir of the College of St. Joseph at the cathedral of Cuenca, Spain. The choir was created in 17th century. Its…
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St. Deodatus
A relic of St. Deodatus, a martyr, Rheinau, Switzerland. These remains, along with many others, were found in the 16th century in accidentally discovered Roman…
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Leo X
Raphael – Portrait of Pope Leo X with two cardinals, circa 1518. The cardinals are thought to be the Pope’s cousins: Giulio di Giuliano de’…
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Portantina
His Holiness Leo XIII, surrounded by the Noble Guard and the Swiss Guard, carried in a sedan chair through the corridors of the Apostolic Palace.…
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Consecration
Singing of the Litany to All Saints during the episcopal consecration of Mons. Pacelli conducted by His Holiness Benedict XV in the Sistine Chapel on…
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Salamanca
Canons of the Cathedral of Salamanca in winter cappae.
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Jesuits
Jesuit novices during the meditate in cemetery at their formation house in Los Gatos, California, USA.
