Papist Picture of the Day - 5/8/08

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Ecumenical talks took a turn for the worst as Pope and Patriarch

competed to see who would get to bat first.

[source: Osservatore Romano/Reuters]

Papist Picture of the Day - 5/6/08

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Jumping, Santiago had. Timing the jump for when the pope was looking at him?

Not so much.

[source: REUTERS/Chris Helgren (VATICAN)]

Papist Picture of the Day - 5/4/08

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Obviously there is no height requirement for being a Vatican photographer.

[source: REUTERS/Chris Helgren]

Papist Picture of the Day - 5/1/08

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For once, the Swiss guard wasn't the most colorful thing in St. Peter's Square.

[source: AP Photo/Plinio Lepri]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/26/08

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"Guardian of the Pontifical Fire Escape" sounds more glamorous than it is.

[source: REUTERS/Tony Gentile (VATICAN)]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/25/08

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Some claim the Orthodox are overzealous when picking saints.

[source: REUTERS/Mihai Barbu (ROMANIA)]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/24/08

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The separation of Church and State, ballpark-style.

[source: Mike Segar/Reuters]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/22/08

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The pope's eighth-inning call for a lavabo cleared the bench.

[source: Erin Siegal/Reuters]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/21/08

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Vice-President Cheney was disappointed when he was informed that he could not accompany the pope back to Rome. No, not even if he asks nicely.

[source: REUTERS/Mel Evans/Pool (UNITED STATES) ]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/19/08

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PopeBerry n., "A phone addictively used to take pictures of the pope."

(The same people normally have this image as their phone's wallpaper.)

[source: REUTERS/Mel Evans/Pool (UNITED STATES) ]

Photo Caption Call - 4/16/08

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[Credit: Max Rossi/Reuters]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/15/08

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This girl's response to the pope coming: "Like, wow!"

(I walk by this poster whenever I go to Mass at the National Shrine. There's always someone having their photo taken with it.)

[source: AFP/Tim Sloan]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/12/08

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The blessing of the cameras is a popular part of every papal appearance.

[source: AFP/Andreas Solaro]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/11/08

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It's easy to defend the existence of purgatory when you've been there.

[source: REUTERS/Jeff Snyder/Handout]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/10/08

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In a rare senior moment, Pope Benedict hopped out of the chair marked "For The Pope Only", before realizing his mistake.

[source: REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/8/08

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His calculations told him he would need more frequent flyer miles for a free trip to America. Christmas would be tight this year.

[source: AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/4/08

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"Pope Benedict's idea of Sunday Funnies."

[source: AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO]

Papist Picture of the Day - 4/3/08

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"When not spiritually uniting the Church, Pope Benedict is literally upholding it."

[source: AFP/File/Andreas Solaro]

Papist Picture of the Day - 3/31/08

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"The once-famous Amazing Living Arm, after a long period of unemployment, finally gets hired as the pope's photographer-at-large."

[source: AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)]

Papist Picture of the Day - 3/28/08

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"Pope Benedict appreciated the commemorative flip book of his Easter Mass."

[source: AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO]

Papist Picture of the Day - 3/27/08

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"Amazingly, the Pope sometimes gets his travel ideas from signs like these."

[source: REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)]

Papist Picture of the Day - 3/26/08

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"Now that lent is over, the pope ain't drinking water to clear his throat anymore."

[source: REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)]

100th Papist Picture of the Day! - 3/16/08

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"The pope's lenten penance: hearing confessions of liturgical abuse."

(... and yes, looking through the archives, I noticed this is the 100th Papist Picture of the Day!)

[source: AP Photo/GIUSEPPE GIGLIA, POOL]

Papist Picture of the Day - 3/10/08

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"Sister Alice preferred to actually greet the pope after waiting in line to greet the pope."

[source: AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO]

Papist Picture of the Day - 3/3/08

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"Big Benedict is Watching You."