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Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

Mar Elias Church Victims Funeral - Damascus

A priest says prayers on a the casket of one of the people killed in the Mar Elias Church suicide attack during a funeral held in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday June 24, 2025. At least 25 worshipers were killed and 65 wounded when a man opened fire and detonated his explosive vest on Sunday June 22. Photo by Mohamad Daboul/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palm Sunday Celebration In Mexico

Palm Sunday Celebration In Mexico

A priest blessing palm branch of catholic faithful after the solemn Mass for Palm Sunday to bless the palm branches to the beginning of Holy Week celebrations at the Mexico’s Metropolitan Cathedral. This is one of the most important Christian festivals, known as the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. on April 13, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palm Sunday Celebration In Mexico

Palm Sunday Celebration In Mexico

A priest blessing palm branch of catholic faithful after the solemn Mass for Palm Sunday to bless the palm branches to the beginning of Holy Week celebrations at the Mexico’s Metropolitan Cathedral. This is one of the most important Christian festivals, known as the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. on April 13, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palm Sunday Celebration In Mexico

Palm Sunday Celebration In Mexico

A priest blessing palm branch of catholic faithful after the solemn Mass for Palm Sunday to bless the palm branches to the beginning of Holy Week celebrations at the Mexico’s Metropolitan Cathedral. This is one of the most important Christian festivals, known as the commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. on April 13, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Neo-gothic Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) houses the ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025. The museum is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) also known as Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Prati, is a catholic church in the centre of Rome (Italy). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is d

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Neo-gothic Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) houses the ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025. The museum is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The nave of the Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) also known as Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Prati, is a catholic church in the centre of Rome (Italy). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image o

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Neo-gothic Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) houses the ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025. The museum is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: The Church of Sacro Cuore del Suffragio (Sacred Heart of the Suffrage) also known as Sacro Cuore di Gesu in Prati, is a catholic church in the centre of Rome (Italy). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is d

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - PICTURED: In 1875 Louise Le Senechal (Who died in 1873) appeared to her husband Louis in their house in Ducey (Normandy, France) asking him for prayers and leaving as a sign the print of five fingers on his nightcap. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatical

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Portrait of Victor Jouet (1839-1912), French missionary who decided to search for testimonies (documents and looms) about the appearances of the souls of Purgatory and to collect them in a museum inside the church. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then eni

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Portrait of Victor Jouet (1839-1912), French missionary who decided to search for testimonies (documents and looms) about the appearances of the souls of Purgatory and to collect them in a museum inside the church. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then eni

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Burn mark left by a deceased on a German language prayer book with the end of the five fingers of his right hand to solicit Masses of suffrage for his memory. (Subject to further analysis insights). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically impri

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Portrait of Victor Jouet (1839-1912), French missionary who decided to search for testimonies (documents and looms) about the appearances of the souls of Purgatory and to collect them in a museum inside the church. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then eni

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Anonymous painting representing the Purgatory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and c

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Anonymous painting representing the Purgatory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and c

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Italian Lira banknote: Between 18 august and 9 November 1919, thirty of these banknotes were left in the monastery of San Leonardo di Montefalco by a deceased priest to solicit Masses of suffrage for his memory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigma

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Burn mark left by a deceased on a German language prayer book to solicit Masses of suffrage for his memory. (Subject to further analysis insights). - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is di

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - Pictured: Imprint left in 1815 on a devotional book of Margherita Demmerle of the parish of Ellinghen (in Lorraine, France) by her mother-in-law who appeared thirty years after her death in 1785. The deceased appeared looking sadly at her daughter-in-law. She said ‘ I am your mother-in-law who died in childbirth 30 years ago. Go on pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Mariental and there have two Holy Masses celebrated for me’. After the pilgrimage the apparition showed up again to announce her release from Purgatory. To her daughter-in-law who, on the advice of the parish priest, asked for a sign, she placed her hand on the book ‘The imitation of Christ’, leaving the sign of the burn. Later she no longer appea

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduced image of which is displayed in the exhibition. This convinced the priest that the soul of a deceased person in pain and condemned to purgatory wanted to contact the living. This led

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The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Rome

The ‘ Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory’ housed in a room of the small neo-Gothic church of the Sacred Heart of Suffrage (Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio) in Rome, Italy on March 5, 2025 is one of a kind in the world as it pretends to offer undeniable proofs of the existence of Purgatory. - - Pictured: Imprint of three fingers left in 1871 on the prayers book of Maria Zaganti by deceased Palmira Rastelli (who died in 1870) to solicit Masses of suffrage for her memory. - The tiny century-old ‘Piccolo Museo Del Purgatorio’ holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been singed by the hands of souls in purgatory. The very unusual collection was commissioned by French missionary Victor Jouet following the events of 15 November 1897, when a mysterious fire broke out in the Rosary Chapel, in which the altar painting was spared.  In the flames, the priest and the worshippers saw a suffering face, which was then enigmatically imprinted on the wall, a reproduc

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, praying during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Sigd Holiday - Jerusalem

A priest of the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel, during the Sigd holiday celebration. Sigd is one of the unique holidays of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jewish) community, and is celebrated on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Marcheshvan. Since 2008, it has been an official Israeli state holiday. Jerusalem, Israel, November 28, 2024. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/AACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - The Abbe Pierre at the 'Emmaus' headquarters in Alfortville, near Paris-France, on August 5, 2004. The French catholic priest, a former resistance hero who is often described as the conscience of the nation, celebrates his 92nd birthday Today. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Bruno Klein/ABACA.

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo dated February 1, 2004. Abbe Pierre attends a ceremony at Trocadero square in Paris, France, marking the 50th anniversary of his address to the nation on the cold February in 1954. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Emmaus founder Abbe Pierre receives the 'Grande Croix' of the Legion d'Honneur from French president Jacques Chirac during a ceremony held at the Elysee palace on June 3, 2005. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Mousse/ABACA.

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - The Abbe Pierre at the 'Emmaus' headquarters in Alfortville, near Paris-France, on August 5, 2004. The French catholic priest, a former resistance hero who is often described as the conscience of the nation, celebrates his 92nd birthday Today. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Bruno Klein/ABACA.

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo dated October 3, 2002 shows Abbe Pierre celebrating his 90th birthday in Neuilly Plaisance near Paris, France. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - French catholic priest Abbe Pierre poses at home in Alfortville, near Paris, France, on December 2004. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Alain Gil-Gonzalez/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo dated February 1, 2004. Abbe Pierre attends a ceremony at Trocadero square in Paris, France, marking the 50th anniversary of his address to the nation on the cold February in 1954. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - French catholic priest Abbe Pierre poses at home in Alfortville, near Paris, France, on December 2004. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Alain Gil-Gonzalez/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - Abbe Pierre in Esteville in Normandy in 1989. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Pascal Baril/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo dated August 8, 1999 shows French humanist Abbe Pierre. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Philippe Cortay/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

Beloved Priest Abbe Pierre Accused Of Sexual Assault

File photo - French catholic priest Abbe Pierre poses at home in Alfortville, near Paris, France, on December 2004. Legendary French priest and a life-long advocate of the homeless was accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment,” the international foundation he established said in a statement Wednesday. Abbe Pierre, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The founder of the international Emmaus Community for the poor, Abbe Pierre had served as France’s conscience since the 1950s, when he persuaded Parliament to pass a law, still on the books, forbidding landlords to evict tenants during winter. Photo by Alain Gil-Gonzalez/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palm Sunday - Mexico City

Palm Sunday - Mexico City

Catholic devotees wave their palm branches to receive water blessing by a priest after the Palm Sunday mass at the 181st edition of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ of Iztapalapa, whit the Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week. In the Iztapalapa neighborhood, one of the most important and oldest representations of the passion of Christ in the world takes place. Mexico City, Mexico, March 24, 2024. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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