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Swiss Miss: Vatican’s legendary guard may admit women
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deacon greg kandra
Could one of the most famous all-male bastions at the Vatican be ready to welcome women into the ranks? Maybe: The Vatican’s Swiss Guards will swear in 32 new recruits Wednesday amid suggestions from their new commander that women might one day join their ranks. Col. Daniel Anrig said Tuesday he was open to the…
The way she was: Susan Boyle, 1984
By
deacon greg kandra
You never know what you’ll find in the basement, next to the stack of 8-tracks and 33 rpm HiFi albums. Someone evidently unearthed this: a grainy tape (BETA?) of a 22-year-old Susan belting out the classic Streisand tune.
Meet Israel’s “Hebrew Catholics”
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deacon greg kandra
With the pope preparing to embark on his much-anticipated trip to the Holy Land, here’s a look at one tiny — and intriguing — slice of that region that is often overlooked: With just 400 faithful, the Hebrew-speaking Vicariate is dwarfed by the much larger Palestinian Christian community, estimated at some 180,000 in Israel and…
The incredible disappearing car
By
deacon greg kandra
A brilliant art project in England. Take a look.
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