New book also reveals that Pope John Paul had a mean sweet tooth and a temper. Jan. 27, 2010— -- Pope John Paul II, whose world travels helped modernize the papacy, sometimes practiced ancient ...

Responding to acts of extreme corporal mortification during Holy Week, Catholic bishops in the Philippines have discouraged practices such as self-flagellation and crucifixion in favor of more ...

The ritual of flagellation is commonly studied in regards to questions surrounding religion and body. However, this paper looks at the ritual in order to explore the relationship between ritual and ...

103.2 x 127.4 cm. (40.6 x 50.2 in.) A 17th-century copy after a lost painting by Francesco Vanni that was once in the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, of which preparatory drawings and ...

President Biden and the Democratic Party are in the position just about every ruling party finds themselves in as they approach the first midterm election of a presidency: low approval ratings, ...