Word: vatican
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Consonant with this last week's luncheon-time report was the detailed chronicle of His Holiness's daily occupations, which the Vatican reported to the North American Newspaper Alliance a fortnight...
...eats his second meal prepared by German Servite lay friars, who recently have displaced his old Milanese housekeeper, Linda Banfi, only woman in centuries to have lived in the Vatican proper. She is pensioned now. At this meal, which is light, he likes a helping of rice boiled according to the recipe of Milan cooks; and occasionally a cutlet. He percolates his own coffee and drinks it black. While he lunches thus, prelates on their knees read him his correspondence and extracts from Italian and foreign newspapers. After luncheon he goes to his private apartments for a brief...
...have my name confused with someone who has ordered his subscription canceled because of your policy, "dictated" by the Vatican, the Ku Klux Klan, the Negroes, the Capitalists and the Labor Unions. I did not cancel my subscription...
...Roman Catholic priests, celebrated a, national holiday in honor of John Huss-the greatest religious reformer between John Wyclif and Martin Luther. Thereupon, Pope Pius XI grew vexed at such heretical festivities, broke off relations with Czechoslovakia, recalled the Papal Nuncio, while Prague recalled its Minister at the Vatican. Last week the Papal heart grew warm. A message hustled from Rome to the Czechoslovakian Episcopate, accepting Czechoslovakian reasons for participation in the Huss celebration, hoping that a reconciliation could soon be reached. Many Czechs are Roman Catholics, but they are also Bohemians-and John Huss is Bohemia's best...
...Lord and master, renounced all mundane pomp and glory. To the Pope he sent all the civil, military and diplomatic decorations that he had earned in his long and useful career, announced his renunciation and decision to return to private life. His gifts will go to the Vatican Museum...