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What Is Maundy Thursday ? Pope Francis To Wash Prisoners’ Feet For Pre-Easter Holy Thursday Tradition
by admin on Mar.28, 2013, under News
Newly elected Pope Francis will wash the feet of inmates at a juvenile detention center near Rome on Maundy Thursday , a pre-Easter tradition that commemorates Christ’s Last Supper. The 12 selected inmates range in age from 16 to 21 and include volunteers as well as those who were given invitations to help them “overcome their embarrassment or self-consciousness,” the Catholic News Agency reported.
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Pope Francis, the pontiff of firsts, breaks with tradition – CNN
by admin on Mar.14, 2013, under News
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Pope Francis, the pontiff of firsts, breaks with tradition
CNN Editor's note: Read more coverage around the new pope in Spanish at CNNMexico.com. Vatican City (CNN) — Call him Pope Francis, the pontiff of firsts. When Jorge Bergoglio stepped onto the balcony at the Vatican on Wednesday to reveal himself as the … |
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Frail Pope, in a Break With Tradition, Says He Will Resign – New York Times
by admin on Feb.12, 2013, under News
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Frail Pope, in a Break With Tradition, Says He Will Resign
New York Times VATICAN CITY — The decision, delivered in Latin and in unemotional tones by Pope Benedict XVI to a gathering of cardinals on Monday, came “like a bolt out of the blue,” one of the participants said, and it soon ricocheted around the world. |
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Frail Pope Breaks Tradition and Resigns – New York Times
by admin on Feb.11, 2013, under News
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Frail Pope Breaks Tradition and Resigns
New York Times VATICAN CITY — Citing advanced years and infirmity, but showing characteristic tough-mindedness and unpredictability, Pope Benedict XVI shocked Roman Catholics on Monday by saying that he would resign on Feb. 28, becoming the first pope to do so in … Pope's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church Pope Benedict's resignation lauded as 'a great lesson' in Latin America Why next pope must open up church and usher in Vatican III |
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A deep-fried holiday tradition – Washington Post
by admin on Nov.22, 2012, under News
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A deep-fried holiday tradition
Washington Post That observation by the 19th-century German prime minister Otto von Bismarck has always seemed unnecessarily harsh to us, and it's certainly not the right thing for Thanksgiving Day meditations, which tend to draw on the wisdom and eloquent expressions … NFPA: Thanksgiving Leading Day for Home Cooking Fires Fire Danger on Thanksgiving Day 6 Thanksgiving day disasters |
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Appeals court strikes down DOMA: Tradition doesn't justify unequal treatment (+video)
by admin on May.31, 2012, under News
The federal appeals court in Boston struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on Thursday, ruling that the federal statute violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian married couples to equal treatment under the law.
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Matisyahu Shaves Facial Hair, Shockingly Parts with Hasidic Tradition
by admin on Dec.13, 2011, under News
Musician Matisyahu has shaved his facial hair in a shocking departure from Hasidic Jewish traditions.
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