Chip Chick on MSN14 小时
WWI's Christmas Truce Proves That Even In The Midst Of War, Peace Can Prevail At Times
On December 24, 1914, the fighting along the Western Front of the First World War stopped suddenly. It was just […] ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4 天
A Stunning Series of Informal Ceasefires Known as the ‘Christmas Truce’ Began on This ...
It was, after all, Christmas Eve, a seemingly inappropriate time for the Christians of Europe to kill each other. Earlier in ...
RTE Online3 年
The Vatican and the Irish revolution, 1914-1923
Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XV. He strongly believed in papal authority. Back in 1910, his Lenten Pastoral had been ...
RTE Online3 个月
The Vatican and the Irish revolution, 1914-1923
Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XV. He strongly believed in papal authority. Back in 1910, his Lenten Pastoral had been ...
Catholic News Agency16 天
Pope tells why he chose the name of "Benedict XVI"
Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again gave thanks to God ... XVI ideally as a link to the venerated Pontiff, Benedict XV, who guided the Church through the turbulent ...
BBC1 年
Pope Benedict XVI: What the death of a former pope means for the Vatican
The Catholic Church has strict protocols in place following the death of its leader, but with the death of former Pope Benedict, it is unclear whether those same protocols will apply to a retired ...
Business Insider India1 年
Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual ...
The name "Benedict" also acknowledged Benedict XV, a much-overlooked pope who tried to broker a peace agreement to end the First World War. Controversies in the pontificate After his election ...