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How Popes Choose Their Names—and What They Signal Culture

How Popes Choose Their Names—and What They Signal

When a new pope steps onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his chosen name reveals his priorities. The tradition of papal name changes stretches...

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How a Papal Conclave Works—From Lock-In to White Smoke Culture

How a Papal Conclave Works—From Lock-In to White Smoke

A papal conclave is the centuries-old secret process by which Catholic cardinals elect a new pope, locked inside the Sistine Chapel until white smoke...

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How Papal Apostolic Journeys Work—and Why Culture

How Papal Apostolic Journeys Work—and Why

From diplomatic invitations to popemobile routes, papal foreign trips are massive logistical operations involving months of planning, multi-layered se...

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What Is the Status Quo at the Holy Sepulchre? Culture

What Is the Status Quo at the Holy Sepulchre?

Six Christian denominations share Christianity's holiest church under a centuries-old Ottoman decree, with two Muslim families holding the key — an ar...

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How a Papal Conclave Works—and Why Cardinals Lock the Door Culture

How a Papal Conclave Works—and Why Cardinals Lock the Door

A papal conclave is the ancient, secretive process by which the College of Cardinals elects a new pope inside the Sistine Chapel, using smoke signals...

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Israel Blocks Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre Culture

Israel Blocks Palm Sunday Mass at Holy Sepulchre

Israeli police barred Cardinal Pizzaballa from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre — the first such disruption in...

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How Popes Choose Their Names—and Why It Matters Culture

How Popes Choose Their Names—and Why It Matters

Every new pope selects a symbolic name upon election. The tradition dates back nearly 1,500 years, and each choice sends a deliberate signal about the...

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Spain Threatens to Strip Sagunto of Tourist Designation Culture

Spain Threatens to Strip Sagunto of Tourist Designation

The Spanish government has begun the process of revoking the National Tourist Interest designation of Sagunto's Holy Week celebrations after its broth...

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How the Archbishop of Canterbury Is Chosen Culture

How the Archbishop of Canterbury Is Chosen

The Archbishop of Canterbury leads 85 million Anglicans worldwide but is selected through a centuries-old process blending prayer, committee nominatio...

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What Is Nowruz and Why 300 Million People Celebrate It Culture

What Is Nowruz and Why 300 Million People Celebrate It

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a 3,000-year-old festival rooted in Zoroastrian tradition that marks the spring equinox. Celebrated across Iran, Cent...

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Eid al-Fitr on March 20: End of Ramadan in France Culture

Eid al-Fitr on March 20: End of Ramadan in France

The Grand Mosque of Paris and the CFCM have officially confirmed that Eid al-Fitr 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, March 20, in France. Some five mi...

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Ramadan 2026 has begun: What does this mean for the world and Slovakia? Culture

Ramadan 2026 has begun: What does this mean for the world and Slovakia?

The holy month of Ramadan 2026 began on 18 February after the crescent moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia. The winter timing brings shorter fasts and a...

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