Retired pope suggests St John Paul II be called “the Great”
Rome, ItalyAP Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has honoured St John Paul II on the centenary of his birth and floated the idea that he should be called “the Great,” as only two other popes have been. John Paul’s longtime secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, held a press conference in Krakow, Poland, on Friday to present a […]
Origins: “Deck the halls” – the history of Christmas decorations
In an Origins special, ANNE LAWRENCE-MATHERS, professor of medieval history of the University of Reading, looks at – in an article first piublished on The Conversation – where Christmas decorations come from…