It did not take long for this shiny new pontificate to lose its lustre. And its credibility. The spectacle of Pope Leo granting solemn blessing to a block of gl It did not take long for this new pontificate to lose its luster.| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
We woke up last Thursday in a different country from the one we knew the morning before. A line had been crossed, one that we hardly realized was there. And if| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
Meet Giovanni Battista Bugatti, official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 until he retired in 1864.| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
{{ post.auto_description } Addressing the cardinals, Pope Leo pledged himself to the works & aims of Vatican II.| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
Leo XIV's sermon on Pentecost Sunday took its keynote from Benedict XVI. On Pentecost, 2005, Benedict proclaimed: "The Spirit opens borders... She [the Church]| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters