Pope Francis Emoji… seriously!
September 15, 2015
Pope Francis won’t be coming to the US for another 10 days, but already he’s all over the news.
September 15, 2015
Forgotten Neighborhood, Exemplary Catholic School Principal, and a Visit from the Pope
September 8, 2015
Joanne Walsh, principal at New York’s Our Lady Queen of Angels school, and her staff and students—and the entire neighborhood—are ready to receive the pope…in Harlem.
Pope on Economic Boundaries: No Economic, Political Engineering Can Substitute Families’ Contribution
September 4, 2015
And political boundaries. Here, Pope Francis elucidates a basic point, no policy suggestions!
“The family’s covenant with God is called today to oppose the communal desertification of the modern city. But our cities have become like deserts because of lack of love, because of a lack of smiles. So many amusements, so many things to pass time, to make one laugh, but love is lacking. A family’s smile is capable of
180-Foot Tall Papal Welcome in Mid-Town Manhattan…
September 3, 2015
It’s not quite a miracle on 34th Street, but it’s close. For the last eight years, Mr. Hecht-Nielsen, a 41-year-old artist and Catholic convert, has painted the south-facing wall of 494 Eighth Avenue, most recently with ads for Cadillac. But creating possibly the largest hand-painted mural of Francis ever done, a project commissioned by…
Big Plans from the East Coast (Mostly) Publishing World for Papal Visit
August 31, 2015
Outlined in today’s industry publishing bible, Publisher’s Weekly. Included: displays and readings of new books. There will be dozens…
Those Patented Long Lines of Humanity a Thing of the Past Too?
August 25, 2015
Vatican appears ready to abolish lines at St Peter’s Baslica with a reservation system, beginning during the upcoming Year of Mercy… Read More>>
Pope Francis: Jubilee of Mercy a time to care for sick and dying
August 24, 2015
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has said the Jubilee of Mercy will be a “good opportunity for increasing the collaboration between pastors and the laity in the mission of affectionately and tenderly caring for the sick and dying.”
Here’s the Holy See’s New App
August 19, 2015
Designed to raise funds, ongoing, for the world’s most magnificent museum…. Read more>>
Even during Rome’s Summer Heat Wave…
July 28, 2015
Pope Francis will resume his weekly general audiences next month after a period without public commitments following his gruelling Latin American trip but the pontiff continues to work through the summer preparing for his upcoming visit to Cuba and the United States, a senior Vatican official said Friday.
He’s Not on Vacation
July 28, 2015
For the third consecutive summer, the pope will work during the summer… Read more>>
BOOK REVIEW: “Francis: The People’s Pope”
February 18, 2015
I received Francis: The People’s Pope as a Christmas gift from my “little” sister, Mary Lu. She is very special, as she has had to put up with five brothers throughout her life! The stories she could tell…yes, she is destined to become a saint.
Pope Francis on the Health of Your Company
January 20, 2015
The Vatican is the spiritual center of Catholicism, and hosts the church bureaucracy, the Curia. Like any human organization, the Vatican’s Curia has its share of “HR issues.” Pope Francis recently identified 15 very specific ailments that he claims befall the Curia. Like any good leader, he not only identifies the problem but suggests
The Life of Pope Benedict XVI
February 26, 2013
Joseph Alois Ratzinger was born in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, on April 16, 1927—Holy Saturday—and baptized that same day; the first person baptized in the new Easter water. It was a sign of blesing, he wrote in a memoir, that his life from the beginning was thus immersed in the Easter mystery.
Priest-doctor appointed by Pope Benedict to head Pontifical Academy for Life
June 30, 2010
Vatican City—(CNA/EWTN News) The Holy See announced the nomination of priest, medical doctor and philosopher Msgr. Ignacio Carrasco de Paula to the presidency of the Pontifical Academy for Life on Wednesday. He will take over at the helm of the academy following the resignation of Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella.
This morning, in announcing the resignation of Archbishop Fisichella, Pope Benedict appointed Msgr.
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