kitch - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:10:59 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg kitch - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 From bobblehead dolls to toasters, Pope Francis kitsch https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/10/02/from-bobblehead-dolls-to-toasters-pope-francis-kitsch/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:20:33 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=77298 In Philadelphia in the runup to the Pope's visit you could buy a mozzarella bust of Pope Francis, a bobblehead doll of the pontiff sporting boxing gloves and holding a Philly cheesesteak and a soft pretzel, a plush doll in his likeness and T-shirts that combine Francis with other beloved Philly icons like Rocky Balboa, Robert Indiana's Love Read more

From bobblehead dolls to toasters, Pope Francis kitsch... Read more]]> In Philadelphia in the runup to the Pope's visit you could buy a mozzarella bust of Pope Francis, a bobblehead doll of the pontiff sporting boxing gloves and holding a Philly cheesesteak and a soft pretzel, a plush doll in his likeness and T-shirts that combine Francis with other beloved Philly icons like Rocky Balboa, Robert Indiana's Love sculpture and baseball's Phillies.

In New York City, there was pope kitsch on sale but it was more subdued.

Chiarelli's, a Brooklyn-based store that sells church supplies and gifts, had a modest online selection of mugs, prayer cards and banners (also available in Spanish) that acknowledge Francis' stop in New York City. Read more

 

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