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: Photography of a burn mark left by the deceased Mrs Leleux on the sleeve of her son Joseph’s skirt, when she appeared him on the night of 21 June 1789 in Wodecq (Belgium). According to the son, for eleven consecutive evenings before that night, he heard noises that terrified him, almost making sick. His mother, who died 27 years earlier, reminded him of his duty of having Holy Masses said (in compliance with the terms of his paternal legacy) and reproached him for his reprehensible lifestyle, begging him to change his behavior and work for the Church. Then she put her hand on his shirt, leaving a very visible handprint. Joseph Leleux revived and founded a Congregation and later died in odor of sanctity i

There Is Nowhere Safe In Gaza UNRWA Director Says

There Is Nowhere Safe In Gaza UNRWA Director Says

Scott Anderson, deputy humanitarian coordinator and director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, is seen on November 12, 2024, after addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels, where he participated in discussions on the situation in Gaza. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains critical and could deteriorate further, warns the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA). Speaking in Brussels, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza Scott Anderson called on all parties to the conflict to respect the sanctity of safe places for civilians. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

There Is Nowhere Safe In Gaza UNRWA Director Says

There Is Nowhere Safe In Gaza UNRWA Director Says

Scott Anderson, deputy humanitarian coordinator and director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, is seen on November 12, 2024, after addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels, where he participated in discussions on the situation in Gaza. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains critical and could deteriorate further, warns the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA). Speaking in Brussels, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza Scott Anderson called on all parties to the conflict to respect the sanctity of safe places for civilians. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

There Is Nowhere Safe In Gaza UNRWA Director Says

There Is Nowhere Safe In Gaza UNRWA Director Says

Scott Anderson, deputy humanitarian coordinator and director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, is seen on November 12, 2024, after addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels, where he participated in discussions on the situation in Gaza. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains critical and could deteriorate further, warns the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA). Speaking in Brussels, director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza Scott Anderson called on all parties to the conflict to respect the sanctity of safe places for civilians. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors on May 20, 2010 filed a summary indictment against photographer Kishin Shinoyama (file photo) on charges of public indecency and blasphemy for shooting nude photos in a Tokyo cemetery. According to the indictment, Shinoyama, 69, took obscene photographs at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the night of Oct. 15, 2008 and thus disrespected the sanctity of the site.

French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - April 29 , 2010: Card. Albert Vanhoye during the study meeting "St. Peter and St. Mark, ossues, places of sanctity and hagiography between East and West" in Rome. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - April 29 , 2010: Card. Albert Vanhoye during the study meeting "St. Peter and St. Mark, ossues, places of sanctity and hagiography between East and West" in Rome. - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

Shinoyama indicted over outdoor nude photo session

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors on May 20, 2010 filed a summary indictment against photographer Kishin Shinoyama (file photo) on charges of public indecency and blasphemy for shooting nude photos in a Tokyo cemetery. According to the indictment, Shinoyama, 69, took obscene photographs at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo's Minato Ward on the night of Oct. 15, 2008 and thus disrespected the sanctity of the site. (Kyodo)