Relive Pope John Paul II's historic 1987 visit to San Antonio with WFAA+ special
This was the first and only time a pope visited the Alamo City, drawing an estimated 350,000 people to his outdoor Mass at Westover Hills.
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OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of sin and the need for redemption.
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Pope Francis said to be breathing on his own and resting well after bilateral pneumonia diagnosis
with many leaving messages and notes near a statue of former Pope John Paul II. The Vatican also shared a selection of photos Wednesday showing some of the drawings and notes of support that ...
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Did you know Led Zeppelin’s sound has ties to an Arkansas blues legend?
In the new film “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” an Arkansas blues legend is featured performing harmonica. This is one of several ...
The best college basketball Cinderella story you won’t hear about in March
Decades of St. Thomas men’s basketball alums are filing into a private reception, sorting through rosters and info sheets for ...
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M. Paul Friedberg, Landscape Architect Who Celebrated the City, Dies at 93
Paul Friedberg, a landscape architect whose playgrounds ... His early work was part of a wave of civic reform in the mid-1960s, led by Mayor John V. Lindsay and his parks commissioner, Thomas ...
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Pope’s condition still ‘critical’ with signs of renal insufficiency under control
Pope Francis' condition remained "critical" the evening of Feb. 23, his doctors said, with blood tests showing "initial, mild ...
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This Book on World War I Changed How I Think of Nonfiction
Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench ... lieutenant with the 103rd Infantry Division in France during World War II; at 20 he was gravely wounded and received a Bronze Star and a Purple ...
John Paul II's hospital stays at Gemelli were much longer than Pope Francis' so far. Here's a look
John Paul spent so much time on the 10th floor papal suite that he referred to Gemelli as “Vatican III” — a reference that ...
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Like St. John Paul II, pope shows untiring will to serve, says cardinal
Like St. John Paul II, Pope Francis knows the “cross of Christ is never abandoned” and that everything is in God’s hands, ...