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Italian ‘mystic’ faces fraud trial over claim Virgin Mary statue wept blood ⊖⊖

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Gisella Cardia allegedly made €365,000 in donations from pilgrims to shrine in lakeside town near Rome

A self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome by claiming a statue of th…

66 days ago

3 months ago

I thought I didn’t care about Renaissance art. Then life happened to me – and I saw its power | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

There’s a reason these works have influenced great contemporary artists such as Jenny Saville. It just took me a while to truly see it

There is a painting that I think about often. The Madonna del Par…

5 months ago

Which archipelago is home to Norway’s polar bears? The Saturday quiz

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

From Summoner’s Rift to Scotland’s other national drink, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 What is celebrated, mathematically, on 14 March and 22 July?
2 Which form of Chinese originated in …

'Botched' restoration to church Virgin Mary statue sparks huge protests from furious worshippers in Spain

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Virgin of La Macarena is one of Spain 's most famed Catholic effigies, and many Spaniards travel south every year to catch a glimpse of the wooden figure during the city's Holy Week parades.

‘You can’t wear gold without diamonds!’ Hip-hop legend Slick Rick on bling, British roots and his 26-year break

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

He is the rapper’s rapper, adored by Jay-Z, and once called ‘the most beautiful thing to happen to hip-hop’. So why has he taken so long to release his new album? And can we please see his diamond-cr…

7 months ago

Pope Francis' final resting place: Pontiff wanted to be 'in the earth' and with just a simple tombstone carrying his name in Latin

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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Argentine pontiff, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88, wanted his grave to be within the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, four miles from the Vatican, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

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