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In an excerpt from this volume of essays, Guy Nordenson explores the traces of history left behind by different construction ...

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In his address to the Roman Rota for the opening of the Judicial Year, Pope Francis says, Pope Francis calls upon judges to ...

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Shortly after Musk made the gesture, the term "Roman salute" started trending online. While it appears similar to the Nazi salute associated with Adolf Hitler, the gesture has ancient roots.