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Sam McBride: Ian Paisley’s ‘antichrist’ pope insults are in the past, but the DUP’s stance on faith still perplexes
The oldest public document in Belfast’s Public Record Office is a papal bull issued by Pope Honorius III in 1219. The ...
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Pope Francis health: How the papal funeral will be different this time
Six other popes are buried in the basilica — Pope Honorius III, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Clement IX, Pope Sixtus V, and St. Pius V — but a pontiff hasn't been buried in the church since the ...
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If the DUP is serious about winning Catholic support, its approach to the Pope needs to change drastically
The oldest public document in Belfast's Public Record Office is a Papal Bull issued by Pope Honorius III in 1219. The sheepskin parchment grants ownership of land in Scotland at a time when the ...
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Pope Francis' funeral is being rehearsed after he warned he may not survive pneumonia
including Honorius III (died in 1216) and Clement IX (died in 1669). Another major departure from tradition is the manner of his burial. Recent reports indicate that Pope Francis will be buried in ...