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Papal Power and Peculiarities: A Wild Ride Through Vatican History

Swiss guards during Pope Francis weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on March 02, 2016 — Swiss guards during Pope Francis weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on March 02, 2016
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For centuries, the pope has reigned supreme as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church—no ordinary man, but an absolute monarch. When Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by stepping down in 2013, he didn’t submit a resignation letter or host a farewell press conference. He simply declared it...

Revival of History: The Unearthing of America’s Oldest Time Capsule

In 1795, a time capsule, which is currently the oldest in the United States, was concealed in the Massachusetts State House’s cornerstone by Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. It was inadvertently discovered in 2014 during a repair job on a water leak by workers. The revealing of the time capsule’s...