Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s composition into an image of hope.
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The Rule of St. Augustine offered monks a firm structure for their daily lives of work and prayer, even before the mendicant order received papal approval in the 13th century.
In choosing his motto and coat of arms, Leo references the Order of St. Augustine, to which he belongs. He uses the identifying symbol of Augustine, a heart pierced by an arrow.
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV – an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who championed the rights of workers and criticized the conditions in which they lived.
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting.
O Papa Francisco nomeou um número significativo de cardeais do Sul Global. Entre os 135 cardeais atualmente qualificados para votar no conclave papal, 82 não são europeus, e isso pode fazer diferença
Members of the White Rose movement, who defied Nazi tyranny, were imprisoned, and many were executed.
Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to vote in the papal conclave, 82 are non-European.
A realização de um conclave para eleger um papa é uma tradição de muitos séculos
O Papa Francisco havia expressado o desejo de ser enterrado na Basílica de Santa Maria Maggiore, uma igreja do século V em Roma dedicada à Virgem Maria.
Holding a conclave to elect a pope is a tradition that goes back centuries.
Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Francisco ha abierto la iglesia al mundo exterior como ningún papa había hecho antes.
The Catholic Church opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, but it also doesn’t support treatments that prolong suffering in the face of unavoidable death.
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had done before.
A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.
Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.
Cardinals play an important role, whether in serving as papal ambassadors or in shaping public opinion, and they have done so over the centuries.
The Hanukkah story centers on rekindling the eternal light in the Temple, a symbol of God’s presence. Similarly, the Ner Tamid above the ark in synagogues is never supposed to go out.
In the future, a program like AI Jesus could be used to hear confessions around the clock. But with no experience of having a human body, it cannot engage or absolve human sins.
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Associate Professor, Political Science, College of the Holy Cross
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Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, College of the Holy Cross
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Lecturer of History, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor, Political Science Department, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Chinese Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Russian Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Classics, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross
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Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, College of the Holy Cross
