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ALEXANDRINA DA COSTA;

Ricardo Sanches

The woman who convinced Pope Pius XII to consecrate the world to Mary

POPE BENEDICT XVI

Cerith Gardiner

Queen Elizabeth II and the many popes she’s met during her long reign

Bret Thoman, OFS

This Italian pastry shop is famous for its “sinful” cake named after the pope

SLAVERY

John Burger

The evil of slavery: What the Church has taught over the centuries

2021 FORD BRONCO POPEMOBILE

J-P Mauro

Ford designs “Popemobile” throwback to auction off for Catholic charity

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I.Media for Aleteia

Pope John Paul I will be beatified in Rome in September

pape françois et benoit XVI

I.Media for Aleteia

A look at the oldest popes of history, including Francis

AIRPORT

J-P Mauro

Pope Francis prepares for first flight on Italy’s new airline, ITA

COLORIZED FILM

Zelda Caldwell

Colorized: Amazing restoration of 1896 film of Pope Leo XIII

Jill and Joe Biden

Fr. Patrick Briscoe, OP

When the last Catholic president met the pope

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Daniel Esparza

Pope John Paul II was seen by more people than anyone else in history

GREGORY THE GREAT

Daniel Esparza

The five Syrian popes

PAPAL TIARA; GUERCINO

Lucien de Guise

A bit of papal history: When popes wore tiaras

POPE PIUS IX

Daniel Esparza

The first pope to travel by train

POPE PIUS XI

Daniel Esparza

Pope Pius XI was the first to use a mobile phone … in 1932

POPE PAUL VI

Daniel Esparza

The first pope who traveled by plane

Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio

Bret Thoman, OFS

Pilgrimage to the basilica built by a hermit who became pope

graham Paige

I.Media for Aleteia

A Graham Paige: The papal car of the Rubicon

Bret Thoman, OFS

Rieti: City of popes, city of Saint Francis

I.Media for Aleteia

Did you know? An American brought the first car to the Vatican

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