Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose baptismal name is Joseph Ratzinger, turned ninety years old on Sunday, April 16, 2017 (Easter Sunday this year)! Pope Emeritus Benedict recently released his much-anticipated last book, Last Testament: In His Own Words, with Peter...
This week we marked the 12th Anniversary of the passing of Pope St. John Paul II. This beloved Pope traveled the world several times over and was seen by more people than anyone in history. In his honor we thought it would be fun to remember some of the moments when...
What are relics? Relics are any body part (sometimes the entire body), blood, possession, piece of clothing, or pieces of cloth touched to the remains of a saint and popes are those cool dudes who take their role as servant of the whole Church from St. Peter and...
Popes have to sit in a lot of different chairs and in different places. Here are 6 of the coolest papal chairs (and some are relics, too!) we could find. 1. Papal Throne This is the chair the current pope usually sits on while in the Vatican and is located in...
Finding out something that you might not have known is always a fascinating and illuminating experience. Things that you may take for granted have a nifty back story or custom/tradition that dropped it into the collective consciousness. As a budding historian, I have...
