Batswana Catholics - The gestatorial chair Was a ceremonial throne on which Popes were carried on shoulders until 1978, and later replaced outdoors in part with the Popemobile. It consists of a
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Pope recognizes China's unilateral appointment of Shanghai bishop, three months after the fact | National Catholic Reporter
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