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The Congress, the news, and Francis' poverty

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Feb 20, 2024
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Hey everybody,

Today is Tuesday of the first week of Lent, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

But I don’t want to talk about today quite yet. 

Instead, I want to tell you about February 24, 1208, — a Sunday, 816 years ago.

So far as I can tell, it was not quite Lent yet, as Easter came a bit later in 1208 than it does this year. 

In Italy’s Umbria r…

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