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Pope Fabian was declared pope in 236 A.D. when a dove (a symbol of the Holy Spirit) landed on his shoulder, even though he wasn’t even a priest. RNS photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain (http://bit.ly/XOw5u0).

Kevin Eckstrom

Kevin Eckstrom joined the Religion News Service staff in February, 2000 and became editor-in-chief in 2006.
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