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George Mendonsa, the ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died last week aged 95. May he rest in peace .

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On to Catholicism . 😄

The first pope to be photographed was Pope Pius IX (1846-1878)

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The first film of a pope was that of Pope Leo XIII .

Leo XIII was 86 years old, having been born in 1810, making him one of the earliest-born people ever to have been filmed.

The latter half of the video below has an audio recording of Leo XIII singing Ave Maria in 1903.

 
I always disliked that sailor picture, he forced that kiss on her and she immediately slapped him. Nothing romantic in that.
 
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An interesting video from the hometown of one of my favorite Saints that shows the aftermath of the allied bombings during the D-day invasion. (Look closely and you’ll see The Basilica of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in the very first seconds of video.) Several hundred 500 lb. bombs were dropped over Lisieux and the surrounding areas. Lisieux was darn near leveled! Incredible, that most of the landmarks associated with St. Therese actually survived.

Two of Therese’ sisters, Celine Martin (Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face), and Pauline Martin (Mother Agnes of Jesus) were still living at the time and were at the Lisieux Carmel. Several bombs hit the Lisieux Carmel grounds and the sisters were forced to flee. So they took cover in the crypt of the Basilica of St.Therese of Lisieux. Smart choice!!! 😉

The bomb damaged town of Lisieux, France during World War II.
From: CriticalPast

http://www.thereseoflisieux.org/my-blog-about-st-therese/tag/bombing-of-lisieux
 
The sailor photo was taken by Alfred Eisenstadt, one of my favorite early Life magazine photographers.
 
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George Mendonsa, the ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died last week aged 95. May he rest in peace .
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It served as inspiration for an iconic statue here in San Diego (I believe the title of the statue is “Unconditional Surrender”)
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From 1884, the bishops who attended the third plenary council in Baltimore, Maryland, which gave us the Baltimore Catechism.

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Christmas Procession in Bethlehem c 1900

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Turkish soldiers drilling in the square outside of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem c 1900

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View of Bethlehem, Christmas Day 1898

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. British and French soldiers guarding the Church of the Nativity c 1918

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Poverty in 19th Century London

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In honour of St David’s Day , Welsh miners and Welsh male voice choirs

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