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…
We’re not talking about teenagers blasting loud music from their cars, although we sympathize with those who find it annoying. What we’re talking about here is the absolutely insane volume level of the music that is usually played in bars and nightclubs. Again, this is something that’s easy to agree with since it makes it nearly impossible to strike up a conversation with anyone in that environment. And much of the time, isn’t that the point of going to one of these places?
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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