When Pope Benedict XVI was elevated in 2005, people the wor... ...efanelli. Neither the preceding nor the following pope wore such expensive shoes, but Benedict was only... ...ally speaking, Vatican life was pretty luxurious. Pope Martin IV spent a fortune to import his favour...
http://www.neatorama.com/2018/02/10/The-Truth-Behind-the-Popes-Ruby-Red-Slippers/
Mountain Butorac (yes, his name is Mountai... ...c Traveler took his 3-year-old goddaughter to see Pope Francis. After waiting a couple of hours, they go... ...r waiting a couple of hours, they got to meet the Pope up close ... and the little girl stole his hat* a... ...: Took my Goddaughter t...
http://www.neatorama.com/2017/03/23/Girl-Stole-Popes-Hat/
Even if you're not Catholic, you've still probably... ...ve still probably wondered a few things about the Pope before. What does he get paid? Can a pope own a pet? Do popes get vacations? Why do so many popes own those weird red shoes? T...
http://www.neatorama.com/2017/01/11/Things-You-May-Have-Wondered-About-the-Pope/
If you enjoyed the post last week about the errati... ...ngs are numbered, you’ll love a look at how popes are numbered. The Catholic Church has had a pope in charge of all its members for about two thousa... ...s, and then there’s the custom of yanking a pope &rs...
http://www.neatorama.com/2016/05/27/The-Confusion-of-Papal-Numbering/
(Photo: Diocese of Salford)The Roman Catholic Dioc... ...'s roads. After receiving an official blessing by Pope Francis during his visit to the UK, it's ready to... ...Father Frank presented images of the Mercy Bus to Pope Francis in Rome, much to the Holy Father’s... ...ther Mulgrew said: “We wer...
http://www.neatorama.com/2016/02/09/Mobile-Confession-Unit-Rolls-out-after-Receiving-the-Popes-Blessing/
(Photo: Fczarnowski)It's a halberd--an ancient wea... ...Rogoway of Jalopnik gives us a close look at the Pope 's own warriors: the Swiss Guard and the Gendarmer... ...ss it, many plain-clothed officers are nearby the Pope when he is moving about. This especially includes...
http://www.neatorama.com/2015/09/28/Inside-the-Elite-Forces-that-Guard-the-Pope/
(Photo: Gabi Porter) Pope Francis is visiting New York City on Thursday. Th... ...York City's finest pizzerias are creating in the Pope 's honor, often with the hope of actually deliveri...
http://www.neatorama.com/2015/09/24/A-Pizza-Fit-for-the-Pope/
So the Pope went to the passport office. That sounds like the... ...But what does a papal passport look like? Pope Francis, who hails from Argentina, told the Argen... ...eligious headgear is usually allowed, but I think Pope Francis lost the opportunity to really make...
http://www.neatorama.com/2014/02/18/The-Popes-New-Passport/
A simple pun led to an interactive web toy called... ...s: a kaleidoscope consisting of images of various popes through history. Link -via Laughing Squid
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/04/26/KaleidoPope/
See what makes yesterday's announcement of a new pope different from all the others before it: everyone... ...ection of 34 images from the Vatican's welcome to Pope Francis at the Peoria Journal Star's photoblog, T...
http://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/14/The-Video-Generation/
