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10 Wild Carnival Mardi Gras Facts and Customs
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(CNN) -- Ash Wednesday is today, so you know what that means. Carnival celebrations for 2023 are in full force around the world. It's a time when people...
The House Of Habsburg Descendants Are Still Super Into Politics Today
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNetflix recently dropped the historical drama, 'The Empress,' and fans have a lot of questions about...
'The noble capital of Vienna'
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVienna Pegasus Books Vienna as an international capital is a city that has been a pivot for diplomacy, culture, intellectual thought, music, art, design,...
Catholics call out DeSantis, pray for end to death penalty after rapid-fire executions
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoAbout 200 people prayed in a Roman Catholic church in Tallahassee Thursday night for Gov. Ron...
Former pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather...
Today in History: Aug. 6, U.S. drops atom bomb on Hiroshima
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2023. There are 147 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress ...
The Austrian Alpine spa town with a celebrity fan base
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThere’s a Mozartplatz in the small town of Bad Gastein, an hour or so’s drive from his birthplace,...
New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMaximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes...
Quiz: Could you qualify for the Swiss Guard?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThirty-four new recruits were sworn into the Swiss Guard on Monday at the Vatican, becoming part of the world’s smallest army, according to ABC News. The...
'Smiling Pope' John Paul I takes the next step toward sainthood -- not all pontiffs earn this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope John Paul I greets the crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in August 1978....