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In forma Crucis
A Holy Mass celebrated in the Ambrosian Rite in a side chapel of the basilica of St. John in Lateran.
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Brace yourself
Source of the original photo.
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Anniversary of the coronation
Holy Mass celebrated in the Sistine Chapel by Cardinal Merry del Val in the presence of Pope Pius X on the occasion of the ninth…
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Bruges
Canons in winter choir dress during a procession, Bruges.
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Bisbetó
A child bishop from Montserrat surrounded by his canons. More: The Philippi Collection.
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Card. Tedeschini
The Papal Legate, Federico Cardinal Tedeschini, in pontifical vestments during the 35th International Eucharistic Congress in Barcelona, 1952.
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Card. Newman
John Henry Cardinal Newman C.O. (1801 – 1890) in a winter cappa magna and a cassock made of watered silk. A convert from Anglicanism, he…
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Processional cross from Chiaravalle
The processional cross of red jasper, ornamented with gold and gems, donated to the abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Chiaravalle, the end of the…
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Pro pace
His Holiness Pope Benedict XV during a prayer for peace, kneeling at the faldstool in front of the altar in the Sistine Chapel.
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Genoa
Pope Benedict XVI during the Holy Mass celebrated in Genoa, May 18, 2008.
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Trappist from Oka
Monks praying in front of the Stations of the Cross in the Trappist Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac, Oka, Quebec, the end of the 19th…
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Łowicz
A man in a traditional costume is kissing the papal shoe during the pilgrimage of John Paul II to Poland, Łowicz, AD 1999.
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Żukowo
The Holy Mass on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of priesthood of Fr. Józef Bigus celebrated in the church of the Assumption of Our…
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Nuncio Pacelli
Archbishop Eugenio Pacelli as an Apostolic Nuncio during the celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of Pope Pius XI in Berlin.
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Pius X on a bier
The body of Pius X (died August 20, 1914) resting on the catafalque in the Holy Sacrament Chapel, connecting with the Apostolic Palace, in the…
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Gregory III
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregory III is praying during the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East in St. Peter’s Basilica…
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Inculturation
Kenya, 1937 [the source: A Catholic Life].
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Dominican flabella
A solemn First Mass in the Dominican Rite. Two fans (flabella) are visible in the picture, held by acolytes kneeling on the step.
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Fribourg
Canons of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Fribourg in winter choir dress with almuce, 1912.
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On horseback
The Patriarch of Venice, Giuseppe Cardinal Sarto, in Cima Grappa, 1901. Archbishop Giacomo della Chiesa during a pastoral visit in 1910. Archbishop Angelo Roncalli in Bulgaria.
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Card. von Geissel
Johannes Cardinal von Geissel, the archbishop of Cologne, with a beautiful tri-corn hat.
