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20 Images of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
More Details: 20 Images of La Sagrada Familia in BarcelonaLa Sagrada Familia, the grandiose basilica (mostly) designed by Antoni Gaudi, has become the symbol of Barcelona, and that’s not a stretch by any means: both have been growing and evolving over the decades. And, for La Sagrada Familia, at least, that journey will end in the next decade (target: 2026) as it is expected to…
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Holy Week in Malta: A Wonderful Experience
More Details: Holy Week in Malta: A Wonderful ExperienceOn this Good Friday, I recall a unique and quite accidental experience during Holy Week 2006. We had traveled to Italy and were planning to experience Easter Mass at The Vatican. Because of my friends had a colleague from the U.S. who was traveling back to his home country of Malta for Easter, we asked…
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Photo of the Week: Pope In-motion Emotion
More Details: Photo of the Week: Pope In-motion EmotionIn the fast-paced moments after a Papal audience has ended, the Pope-mobile revs up its engine (The Vatican’s equivalent of something Schumacher or Jeff Gordon or Ricky Bobby would drive) and begins circulating around St. Peter’s Square. It must be surreal to the Pope-du-jour, especially having to do this week after week (except when the…