Archive for January 12, 2020

Pope Francis baptizes a child in the Sistine Chapel on Jan. 12, 2020. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis: It is beautiful when babies cry at Mass

Pope Francis baptized 32 babies in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, telling parents not to worry if their children cry at... Read more

People throw turnips at a man representing the Jarramplas, in Piornal on January 19, 2017 during the annual San Sebastian festivities. ?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

On St. Sebastian’s feast day, this Spanish town pummels men dressed as monsters with turnips

Every year on the feast of St. Sebastian, a young man from the Spanish village of Piornal dons a suit... Read more

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Benedict XVI, Cardinal Sarah pen book on priesthood, celibacy, crisis

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, have co-authored a book on... Read more