The Cadaver Synod: When a Pope Put His Dead Predecessor on Trial
— April 13, 2026In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
While the vast majority of people are satisfied with a single hole (or five) in their ears for the purpose of wearing jewelry, others choose to set themselves apart by stretching the holes in their earlobes to a degree that goes way beyond the norm. Skin is remarkably flexible and over time, some people have managed to stretch the skin and tissue of their earlobes almost to the breaking point. In fact, we’re willing to bet that very thing has already happened to numerous earlobe stretchers. This guy seems like an excellent candidate.
In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
Just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1916, New Yorkers were jolted from…
In the summer of 1587, 115 English men, women, and children stepped ashore on…
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