Pope John Paul II

Pope joins EV crusade with electric Popemobile as Vatican aims for 100% zero-emission cars

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Pope joins EV crusade with electric Popemobile as Vatican aims for 100% zero-emission cars

Shortly before his 88th birthday, the head of 1.4 billion Catholics is treating himself to a new set of wheels: a custom-made vehicle from Mercedes-Benz that for the first time is emission free. Popes have been driven around in special cars for almost 100 years, but Pope Francis is now one of the first heads … Read more

Creating robes for Notre Dame’s reopening felt like a calling for French fashion designer

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Creating robes for Notre Dame’s reopening felt like a calling for French fashion designer

When the Notre Dame cathedral burned in April 2019, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac felt compelled to act. The French fashion designer – a believer with personal roots in the church – began sketching ideas, imagining the monument’s reconstruction. So, when the Paris Archbishop’s emissary approached him to design the liturgical garments priests wear during worship for … Read more