This week, Maggie and Bob are whispering — not because they’ve taken a vow of silence, but because they’re in one of the most remarkable places on Earth: the Vatican Apostolic Library. Between the smell of parchment and the soft echo of marble halls, something unexpected has caused a stir — a simple prayer rug.

Muslim scholars studying ancient Qur’ans asked for a small space to pray, and the Library said yes. What followed was a symphony of headlines, holy confusion, and a debate that reached far beyond the reading desks.

Is it hospitality or heresy? Inclusion or illusion? Maggie and Bob unpack the controversy, the symbolism, and what it means when one of the world’s oldest libraries suddenly finds itself at the crossroads of faith, scholarship, and the geometry of carpets.

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