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November 2015

November 09, 2015

IN GOD’S IMAGE: The Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome

Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

An Unexpected Privilege: The Day I Attended Mass with Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger

Talk about being in the right place at the right time! It was September 2003,...

June 16, 2015

Hot Times at the Vatican, As Pope’s Climate Change Encyclical Is Leaked to the Media Four Days Early

There’s trouble at the Vatican, where Pope Francis’s much anticipated encyclical Laudato Sii was leaked four days...

June 15, 2015

“Be Tender, As God Is Tender,” Pope Francis Tells Priests

“Leave the whip behind in the sanctuary,” Pope Francis told clergy gathered this week for...

June 11, 2015

Nuns Hospitalized After Long, Hot Weekend Trapped in Elevator

It gets hot in the Eternal City this time of year! Two Marist Sisters survived...

March 2015

March 11, 2015

Pope Francis on a Possible Assassination Attempt: “I’m a Wimp When It Comes to Pain!”

If terrorists make good on their threat to attack Pope Francis, the pontiff says he...

March 01, 2015

Leaning Tower of Pizza? Romans Get a Laugh at ISIS’ Expense

Radicals from the Islamic State (ISIS) have threatened to overthrow Rome and toss homosexuals from...

December 2014

December 28, 2014

Tonight on CBS, a Peek Inside the Vatican Library

Tonight on CBS, viewers will be treated to a special hour of "60 Minutes Presents:...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

How Would You Like to Be Married by Pope Francis?

The Vatican has announced that next month, Pope Francis will officiate at his first wedding...

August 21, 2014

R.I.P. Cardinal Edmund Szoka. Detroit and the World Have Lost a Great Leader.

Sad news today from the Archdiocese of Detroit, where former Detroit archbishop and former President...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Rome’s Sant’Ignazio: Surprises Everywhere

So we were walking around Rome... trudging, actually... for what seemed like hours. And miles....

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Americans to Join Pope Francis for Charismatic Conference in Rome

Two Americans, Dr. Ralph Martin, founder of Renewal Ministries, and Patti Mansfield, popular Catholic author and speaker,...

May 23, 2014

“Beauty Has Already Saved the World” – St. John Paul II’s LETTER TO ARTISTS, As Read by Students

In May 2011, Pope John Paul II was beatified. And three years later, in April...

May 09, 2014

LCWR Responds After Tense Meeting With CDF’s Cardinal Gerhard Müller

On May 8, the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR) issued a statement on their...

May 01, 2014

In Rome, It’s Pedal to the Metal, Full Speed Ahead

Is it just me? I'm amazed lately by all of the reports coming out of...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Buon Compleanno, Roma! The Eternal City May Be Older Than We Thought!

As the city of Rome prepares to celebrate its 2,767th birthday on April 21, archeologists...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Oops! Mr. President, the Vatican Is a Country!

The Gateway Pundit caught this diplomatic gaffe: CNN's senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman tweeted a picture...

March 14, 2014

A Little Light Reading to Enliven Your Lent

I have been smiling my way through Monsignor Richard Soseman's book, Reflections from Rome: Practical...

March 11, 2014

On Anniversary of Tsunami, the Vatican Remembers with Mozart

Three years after the earthquake and tsunami which afflicted Japan in 2011, Rome remembers with...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Protesters Threaten to Set Themselves on Fire in St. Peter’s Square

Two Italian men protesting Italy's economic crisis demanded an audience with Pope Francis, threatening to...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

It’s a Bird…. It’s a Plane…. It’s SUPER POPE!

His fisted hand stretching toward the sky, his white cape blowing in the Roman winds,...

January 22, 2014

When We Stumbled Upon Tiny St. Agnes

It was hot, and we were tired. It was September 2000, our first trip to...

December 2013

December 16, 2013

Pope Francis’ Christmas Gift to Rome’s Poor: Phone Cards and Metro Tickets

Pope Francis has been making a list and checking it twice. On his first Christmas...

December 15, 2013

It’s Bambinelli Sunday! A Timeless Tradition Prepares Our Hearts for Christ

In the 1200s, St. Francis of Assisi created the first Christmas Creche, which helped to...

December 13, 2013

WATCH LIVE: Conference on Religious Freedom December 13-14 in Rome

Religious freedom is under siege. Around the world, from Cairo and Damascus to Tehran and...

December 09, 2013

Mary’s Story in Marble and Bronze

In Rome’s Piazza Mignanelli, just southwest of the Piazza di Spagna, stands the Column of...

December 08, 2013

Vatican Apartment Up for Grabs?

I first saw this ad over on Connecticut Catholic Corner: A Vatican apartment for rent...

November 2013

November 19, 2013

Catacomb of St. Priscilla–Restored, and Now on Google Maps

Things are bustling today at the Basilica of San Silvestro, the entry point to the...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Pope Francis Celebrates Mass at the Tomb of Pope John Paul II

On Thursday mornings, a group of Polish worshippers gather in the St. Sebastian Chapel, just...

October 27, 2013

As New U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Begins His Duties: A Sneak Peek Inside His Rome Embassy

Last week, on October 21, new U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Kenneth Hackett presented...