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To appreciate one of the most beloved of Catholic saints, it helps to look at his robe. In the basement of a basilica in the Italian village of Assisi, you will find it: a patchwork of brown cloth and thread, stretched on a board, preserved under glass. It is startling to see. This is the…

As a kind of publicity stunt, the promoters of a new movie on the 10 Commandments hired a company to conduct a poll — and the results could give you gas: Quick. Name each of the Ten Commandments. OK. Now name the ingredients in a Big Mac hamburger sold at McDonald’s. According to a new…

Those words, the title of Maryland’s state song, were echoing in my ears as I read over the installation homily of the new Archbishop of Baltimore, Edwin O’Brien. God bless Rocco, who has posted the text in full. Among other things, it contains this passage below, celebrating the venerable history of my home state —…

This is what happens when you have a pope who loves cats. One of them goes and writes a tell-all: Chico the cat describes the life of his “best friend”, Pope Benedict, in an authorised biography for children released this week. “Dear Children, here you will find a biography that is different to others because…
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