souvenirs
How a toy figure of Martin Luther sparked accusations of anti-Semitism
By Tom Heneghan — January 4, 2017
(RNS) This was not at all supposed to be what the cute little figure was about.
Roman police seize thousands of fake Vatican souvenirs
By Yonat Shimron — May 2, 2016
(RNS) The merchants selling the trinkets wanted to take advantage of increased tourism to Rome associated with the pope’s Jubilee Year of Mercy, the police said.
Pope portraits bedevil cash-strapped nuns
By Margie Fishman — October 9, 2015
Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia was a boon to their spirits but the New Castle, Del., nuns -- and other entrepreneurs as well -- were disappointed with souvenir sales.
Pope Francis souvenirs: cheesy, snuggly, silly and serious
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 15, 2015
(RNS) Entrepreneurs are banking you'll crave a papal-visit-prompted souvenir to crow about. Philadelphia is epicenter of mass marketing but the Internet abounds with Francis-fueled collectibles as well.
Catholic gift stores see a (papal) bull market
By David Gibson — August 9, 2013
(RNS) “If you are a Catholic gift and book store and you are not willing to reinvent yourself, you are going to be out of business,” said Alan Napleton, president of the Catholic Marketing Network. “God doesn’t seem to suspend the laws of economics just because we’re Catholic."
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