Last week, Twitter users across the world made a startling discovery: A viral photo of the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall revealed a colossal, looming sculpture that frames the pope during his addresses.
Christopher Parker
Christopher Parker is a St. Louis-based journalist and former O'Hare Fellow at America. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Berkshire Eagle, the Smithsonian magazine and Notre Dame magazine. He is currently a reporter and digital editor for The Missourian, a newspaper serving Franklin County, Mo.
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Meet the 16 New Cardinal Electors
The pope will create 20 new cardinals on Aug. 27. Sixteen of them are eligible to vote in a papal conclave, and 11 are from or based in countries outside Europe and North America.