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Some detail shots from the infioratori for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Made overnight using flowers, colored...
29/06/2025

Some detail shots from the infioratori for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Made overnight using flowers, colored salt and sand, and coffee grounds. Many have asked how they stay… well they don’t. They are meant to be fleeting. Some blow away, birds think it’s free food, and my nemesis, the street sweeper, eventually comes through. For the finer materials, the artists will spray water over the work to weigh it down.

This still from the Vatican Media feed is incredible. This is from today’s Mass with Pope Leo for the Solemnity of the M...
27/06/2025

This still from the Vatican Media feed is incredible. This is from today’s Mass with Pope Leo for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Look at all the priests! Thousands of them took up the entire front section of the church. I’d say the jubilee of seminarians, bishops, and priests was huge success.

My good friend in Jerusalem, , sent me this photo he took. The Holy Sepulcher is closed. While it may seem obvious that ...
23/06/2025

My good friend in Jerusalem, , sent me this photo he took. The Holy Sepulcher is closed. While it may seem obvious that things would be closed when rockets are being launched, it’s still a bit of a shock to see.

On this day in 1652, Pope Innocent X began flooding Piazza Navona, turning it into Lago di Piazza Navona. This summer tr...
23/06/2025

On this day in 1652, Pope Innocent X began flooding Piazza Navona, turning it into Lago di Piazza Navona. This summer tradition continued on Sundays of July and August until 1867. The water was very shallow, just enough to cool the people off.

Although I was around here at the start of Pope Francis’ papacy, I didn’t really pay much attention to certain things. I...
18/06/2025

Although I was around here at the start of Pope Francis’ papacy, I didn’t really pay much attention to certain things. It’s been fun to watch Pope Leo learn how to do pope-y things, like the way he handles himself at the audience.

Did anyone happen to catch that Pope Leo is wearing white pants? And I know some of you think “who cares?” Not every pos...
22/05/2025

Did anyone happen to catch that Pope Leo is wearing white pants?

And I know some of you think “who cares?” Not every post needs to be profound, some things are just fun bits of trivia. Plus, it’s just a nice aesthetic.

Today we got to venerate the body of Saint Theresa of Ávila.She died in 1582 and is buried in the small village of Alba ...
20/05/2025

Today we got to venerate the body of Saint Theresa of Ávila.

She died in 1582 and is buried in the small village of Alba de Tormes, just outside of Salamanca, Spain.

This is only the third time her body has been displayed. Once in 1760 for just a few hours, once in 1914 for a day, and now for about two weeks, until May 25th.

Although she looks a bit rough in these photos, she is considered incorruptible since her body is way less decayed than it should be after more than 400 years.

Saint Teresa of Ávila is the first female Doctor of the Church.

Photos are not allowed, so these official photos are…
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Pope Leo XIV, the poet.
18/05/2025

Pope Leo XIV, the poet.

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