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How Popes Choose their Names and What’s Its Significance

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How Popes Choose their Names and What’s Its Significance

How Popes Choose Their Names and the Significance Behind Them Vatican City – May 8, 2025 As the Catholic Church navigates the ongoing papal conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, the tradition of popes selecting a new name upon assuming the papacy remains a topic of fascination. This practice, rooted in centuries of … Read more

Pink Smoke Signals in Rome Call for Women Priests

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Pink Smoke Signals in Rome Call for Women Priests

Pink Smoke Rises Over Rome as Activists Demand Women’s Ordination Rome, Italy – May 8, 2025 On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, feminist activists gathered in a park overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, releasing pink smoke from flares to protest the Catholic Church’s male-only conclave and demand the ordination of women priests. The demonstration, timed … Read more

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