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John C. Anderson (c. 1942 – October 3, 1983) was a member of the Philadelphia City Council from 1979 to 1983. Although it was not widely known at the time, Anderson, a Black gay man, was the first person from the LGBTQ community to serve on the council. [1] As of October 2022, he remained the only one.
John Paul II even nicknamed it "Vatican Three," with St Peter's Square being Vatican One, and the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo, Vatican Two. In the 1980s, the Gemelli set up a special Papal ...
On 20 October 1870, one month after the newly founded Kingdom of Italy had occupied Rome, Pope Pius IX, who then considered himself a prisoner in the Vatican, issued the bull Postquam Dei munere, adjourning the council indefinitely. [21] While some proposed to continue the council in the Belgian city of Mechlin, it was never reconvened. [22]
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Martin O'Connor was born on May 18, 1900, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Martin John and Belinda Catherine (née Caffrey) O'Connor. [1] His parents died when he was young. [2] He received his early education at James Madison Elementary School, but was later transferred to the district's administration building to attend advanced classes. [3]
Church members flocked to media to tell their side. "The church was very accepting of Reverend McFarland and was willing to help him in any way possible," a church member, who wanted to remain ...
He also served as a member of the Vatican Council of Superiors General from 1968 until 1977. [5] In 1968, Weakland presided over an international, inter-religious monastic conference near Bangkok, Thailand. During the conference, the American Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton died.
A statue of the late Pope John Paul II stands outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis has gone to continue treatment for ongoing bronchitis in Rome, Italy, Feb. 14, 2025.