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…
Most of us think of things like forks, spoons and knives as handy utensils we use to eat. A woman in the Netherlands apparently decided to find out for herself if they were also good to eat. After showing up at a hospital complaining of abdominal discomfort, doctors discovered that she had 78 utensils lodged in her digestive tract. It was reported that the woman suffered from a rare disorder that compelled her to eat utensils whenever she sat down to eat a meal.
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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