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3 days ago · In its final days, the Commune executed the Archbishop of Paris, Georges Darboy, and about one hundred hostages, mostly gendarmes and priests. 43,522 Communards were taken prisoner, including 1,054 women. More than half of the prisoners were released immediately.
3 days ago · If you think that we lean more to one side than the other, how much greater must be the fear which the Queen has in regard to yourself in your own kingdom, especially as the archbishop of Canterbury, to whom you would have the affair committed, has already written in your behalf against the Queen.
5 days ago · Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris on Tuesday faced questioning from Jean-Jacques Bourdin, a popular journalist well known for his biting interviews.
4 days ago · From poor to prelates asked for them. The archbishop of Paris wanted one. Even Pope Gregory XVI received one. To meet the ever-growing requests for the Miraculous Medal, between 1932 and 1836, more than 2 million medals were made and distributed, all according to the exact pattern given by Our Lady.
4 days ago · Only the archbishop of Paris and the bishop Grenoble have taken steps to reduce the number pre-Vatican II Masses, triggering incomprehension among the faithful.
2 days ago · Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes XXIII; Italian: Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Italian: [ˈandʒelo dʒuˈzɛppe roŋˈkalli]; [a] 25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 1963.
3 days ago · Through his exertions the National Guards and the diverse sections pronounced themselves in favor of the Jews, and the abbé Malot was sent by the General Assembly of the Commune to plead their cause before the National Assembly.
