Pope Sixtus II was pope from 257 A.D. form 258 A.D. and was born in Greece and died in rome on 258 A.D. He was one of the early Roman Church’s most venerated martyrs. Shortly after Sixtus election Shortly after Sixtus’ election‚ the Roman emperor Valerian promulgated his first decree against the Christians‚ and a violent persecution ensued. For protection‚ Sixtus was gathered on August 6‚ 258 his congregation for services in the subterranean cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way. There‚ he
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world through your own eyes. My significant change came at an early stage‚ without any hesitation my parents sent my sister and I to Nicaragua for 4 years. After we landed the only person I knew that spoke English or was from Miami was the flight attendant itself‚ after that it was my sister and I against a family that we briefly recognize. It was mentioned that Nicaragua‚ was a poor country but at that time‚ it was nonsense to a seven year old child that basically was given everything with just a cry
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Noah Cralle Mr. Oliver Church History (5) May 14‚ 2013 Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust Pope Pius XII was the pope during World War II and during the Nazi Holocaust where Adolf Hitler’s Nazis murdered millions of Jewish people. Pope Pius XII helped the Jews by employing a diplomacy to aid the Jewish victims from the terror of the Holocaust. By doing this‚ he helped save the lives for another million Jewish people. Unfortunately‚ Pope Pius XII’s efforts to save lives were frowned upon by the Allied
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History 30-March-2012 Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II was also known as Karol Jo`zef Wojtyla. He was born on May 18‚ 1920 in Poland. His papacy lasted 9‚664 days‚ which was from October 22‚ 1978 to April 2‚ 2005. Pope John Paul II was known as the most traveled pope‚ the longest lived pope‚ most influential pope in the history of the Catholic Church‚ and most importantly the most influential leader of the twentieth century. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease‚ the young pope had to endure symptoms
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No Pope has ever called out any politician‚ but Pope Francis changed history once again. The Pope directed‚ “He is not a Christian if he said those things”‚ towards Donald Trump. The Pope disagrees with Trump’s intention to build another wall between the U.S.-Mexico border. Pope Francis also does not understand why Trump is trying to build walls instead of building bridges‚ in other words‚ helping to make the Nation prosper with structures where they are needed. Trump does not care about the Pope
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Beppe Severgnini‚ a devote Italian and opinionated writer‚ uses a brief story or short anecdote to provide a sense of Pope Francis’ personality‚ and referencing the title‚ this exemplifies just one of the reasons “Why Italians Love Francis.” “He met a bishop waiting for his driver. “Can’t you walk?” the pope smiled” (paragraph 1). Francis’ sense of personality is very free spirited compared to other bishops or priests‚ this anecdote shows that he has a much different outlook on life than others.
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have a good idea of who Pope Benedict XVI was. All I knew was that he was a very intellectual and gentle man from Germany who people loved to listen to. There have been many controversies surrounding Pope Benedict‚ but people continue to listen to his insightful religious lectures. Now after reading this brief insight by Sister Mary‚ I have developed a newfound appreciation for this man because of the hardships he experienced early in his life. To overcome these adversities‚ Pope Benedict relied on his
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America I’m Zaquane Cooper. Today we will be interviewing Catholic leader Pope Francis. We are going to be discussing his focus on poverty‚ which he presented during his speech to congress. Pope Francis calling on them to have compassion for most Vulnerable among and we are going to find out why he is called “Slum Pope” and” a Pope for the poor. So everyone let give it up for Catholic leader Pope Francis. QUESTION 1 Pope Francis‚ welcome. I know this is one question everyone has been meaning to
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Summary Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires‚ Argentina‚ on December 17‚ 1936.His birth is Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Jorge was ordained as a priest in December 1969‚ Bergoglio began serving as a Jesuit in the provincial of Argentina in 1973. He became Pope Francis on March 13‚ 2013 because of Pope Benedict’s resignation. Pope Francis was also named the 266th pope of the Catholic Church. Bergoglio‚ the first pope from the Americas.Before his election as pope‚ Jorge served as archbishop of Buenos
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and feared the Turks would take over his capital‚ Constantinople. Alexius Comnenus wrote to Pope Urban II asking for help. In response to this letter‚ Pope Urban II spoke and spread his message in a way that influenced the Western Christians from all backgrounds. The message prompted Western Christians to take action and show support
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