[07:08] Time to take it all in amid queue to pay respect to Pope
As pilgrims arrived for a second day to visit St Peter's Basilica, ominous clouds rolled in on numerous occasions throughout the day over Vatican City.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0425/1509372-pope-francis-analysis/
#asecondday #StPeter'sBasilica #theday #VaticanCity
[16:42] Preparations for funeral and conclave under way in Rome
As pilgrims continue to arrive in Vatican City preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis, and subsequent conclave, are under way.
https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0424/1509313-ailbhe-rome/
#VaticanCity #Francis
WATCH: Pope Francis’ body taken to St Peter’s ahead of funeral
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Many popes are from modern-day Italy. Here are the exceptions https://www.byteseu.com/945732/ #belief #Catholicism #city #content #Europe #Francis #history #II #Italy #jersey #john #Morristown #Neutral #Newton #NJ #NJContentSharingMorristown #NJContentSharingNorthJersey #north #Overall #OverallNeutral #Paul #pope #PopeFrancis #PopeJohnPaulIi #Religion #ReligionU0026Belief #Roman #RomanCatholicism #Rome #Sharing #u0026 #Vatican #VaticanCity
Pope Francis Deceased: Expressions of Grief From Austria – Vindobona.org https://www.byteseu.com/945383/ #AlexanderVanDerBellen #AndreasBabler #Austria #BeateMeinlReisinger #ChristianStocker #ChristophSchoenborn #FPOEFreedomPartyOfAustria #GreenParty #HerbertKickl #IGGOEIslamischeGlaubensgemeinschaftInOesterreich #NEOS #OEVPAustrianPeoplesParty #PopeFrancis #religions #RomanCatholicChurch #SPOESocialDemocraticPartyOfAustria #Vatican #VaticanCity #WernerKogler
Every night during war, Pope Francis called Gaza's only Catholic Church in 'singular expression of love'
Every evening at 8 p.m., Father Gabriel Romanelli of Holy Family Church in Gaza City prepared to receive a call from Vatican City. The calls from Pope Francis — checking in on how those huddled inside Gaza's lone Catholic Church were coping during the war — were ...
#religion #war #hope #Gaza #GazaCity #VaticanCity
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-francis-gaza-church-call-1.7515038?cmp=rss
Fishing out some pics out of 2005 in the light of current events:
"Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience the Church has had. Hence the deep impact it has made on its life and thought..."
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Vance visits Vatican after papal rebuke over Trump’s migrant crackdown https://www.byteseu.com/935908/ #America #DonaldTrump #GeneralNews #GiorgiaMeloni #Immigration #ItalyGovernment #JdVance #JoeBiden #LegalProceedings #PaulGallagher #Pneumonia #PrisonerExchange #Religion #RomanCatholicism #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews #VaticanCity #WashingtonNews #WorldNews
Pope Francis thanks doctors who saved his life in meeting at Vatican
The grand architectural dome of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Vatican City is framed by an open window in the Vatican Museum, with intricate details visible in the sunlight. The structure's classical design contrasts with the simple interior view from which it is admired.
#rome #vaticancity #vatican #stpeters #church #basilica #cathedral #dome #architecture #window #view #historic #classical #ornate #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll
https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/st-peters-basilica-through-the-window-joan-carroll.html
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