The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm.

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was put to the sword by brother Cesare in the Pope’s throne room. The second, Lucrezia’s brother-in-law,contracted syphilis in another affairand went off to live in seclusion. Taffeta & Hair ...

Pope Benedict XV had the picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help placed immediately over his chair of state in the throne room. Here it could be seen by all just over his head, as if to say ...

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He succeeded to the throne Dec 11, 1936 ... World News // 6 hours ago Pope Francis' doctors order 'complete rest' at hospital for bronchitis Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Pope Francis' doctors ordered ...

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The monarch was the head of the church, with no loyalty to the pope in Rome ... Elizabeth, on the throne, returning Britain to the Catholic fold. Fawkes posed as a servant called John Johnson ...