Christianity

The Stranger at the Funeral

The Stranger at the Funeral

It wasn’t the rain that made the funeral feel colder than it should have. The sky had been weeping since dawn, a slow and steady drizzle that draped the cemetery in gray. But it was something else — something quieter and heavier — that made every breath catch in Clara’s throat as she stepped behind […]

Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII, born Maffeo Barberini, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1623 to 1644.