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Around 972, Gerbert d’Aurillac is already considered the greatest intellectual in Europe. Tutor of the future Roman emperor Otto II, he also became director of the Reims cathedral school, one of the most advanced educational institutions on the continent, which, under his leadership, would reach the height of glory as …

The Vatican announced on Monday (9) the reopening of an investigation into the disappearance of a young woman in 1983, a case that has never been clarified and the target of conspiracy theories around the Holy See. Emanuela Orlandi, whose family lived in Vatican City — her father was a …

In front of a crowded São Pedro Square, Pope Francis celebrated, this Thursday morning (5), the funeral of pope emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on the 31st, aged 95. The ceremony began at 9:30 am (5:30 am in Brasilia), under the mist of a cold morning in Rome. At around …

In front of a crowded São Pedro Square, Pope Francis celebrated this Thursday morning (5), the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on the 31st, aged 95. The ceremony, which started at 9:30 am (5:30 am, Brasilia time), took place under the mist of a cold morning in …

Joseph Ratzinger, one of the great intellectuals of our time, has died. He was also pope, but I leave those matters to vaticanists and theologians. I already enjoyed reading Ratzinger before Benedict 16 existed. I discovered him in the early years of the 21st century, when reading a dialogue he …

Posted on 12/24/2022 8:41 PM / Updated on 12/24/2022 8:41 PM Pope Francis kisses a figurine of the baby Jesus as he attends the Christmas Eve mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2022. – (credit: Andreas SOLARO / AFP) Pope Francis celebrated, this Saturday night …

An Italian cardinal investigated for financial crimes recorded, without consent, a telephone conversation with Pope Francis, in which he tried to induce the pontiff to confirm that he had approved confidential movements of money, reported this Friday (25) the local press. The audio has not been made public, but a …

In saying goodbye to the three-day trip to Bahrain, in the Middle East, Pope Francis said on Sunday (6) that women in leadership positions contributed to the Vatican to improve and proved that they can outperform men in the same positions. . “I realized that every time a woman is …

The Second Vatican Council, the great revolution in the life of the modern Catholic Church, opened in Rome 60 years ago. Many things from that world of the 1960s have already disappeared, but the Council is still present: the Church, divided, cannot escape its consequences, which are still present. For …

Ukraine said on Sunday that it had taken full control of the city of Liman, a strategic point in the self-proclaimed people’s republic of Donetsk, which could serve as a post for further onslaughts in the region. “In the last week, the number of Ukrainian flags in Donbass [região ao …