His tastes, hobbies, and heartbreaks were unknown, and we extrapolated them from his books at our peril.

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His enduring, popular dramas are graced by appealing and believable characters whose feelings are portrayed so deeply and so vividly that, as we look on, their emotions soon become ours as well, and their heartbreaks seem as wrenching as our own.

NPR: Simple Feelings, Powerful Drama: Puccini's 'La Boheme'

This month in Rome, in view of all these many challenges and heartbreaks, the cardinals have the solemn responsibility to give the world a good shepherd who can guide them to the source of true hope and freedom, which is found in Jesus Christ.

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