Word: catholicism
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As a cradle catholic, I have waited 72 years for an American Pope. I do not consider a person born in Germany to be "The American Pope." America is a democracy in which we elect our leaders. Catholics do not elect the priests who will become bishops or bishops who...
The President was visibly excited on the ride out to the airport and obviously engaged during the immense welcome ceremony the next day. The contrast between the swaggering born-again Texan and the cerebral Catholic scholar seems stark. Indeed, there is plenty to separate them, particularly their views of the...
The President, whose pursuit of Catholic and Hispanic voters in his two campaigns once helped reshape his party, could be grateful for his guest's sensitive political instincts. In his greeting, the Pontiff did not mention the war, though he did call for "patient efforts of international diplomacy to resolve...
Though it's not the only subject of this wonderful exhibition, co-curated by Ronni Baer of the Boston MFA and Sarah Schroth of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, one of the show's plain lessons is that during Philip's reign, Spanish painters perfected the means...
That was partly because of the arrival of influences from outside, especially Italy. As his name tells you, El Greco (the Greek) wasn't a product of Spain at all. He was a meteor that fell there. He was born on Crete in 1541 and made his way to Spain...