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The Pope’s Top Ten Favorites in Art, Cinema, Literature and Music

by Carol King | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 07:00

Carol King examines some of Pope Francis’ favourite things as revealed in a recent interview and discovers many of them are Italian. Pope Francis’ love of…

Italian Priest Donates Used Car To Pope Francis

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/19/2013 - 07:36

words by Silvia Donati Pope Francis has a new (used) “popemobile”: a 1984 four-door, manual shift, white Renault 4 car. It was given to him by Rev. Renzo…

Culture

Closer to Sainthood: Pope John XXIII and Pope John-Paul II

by Anonymous (not verified) | Thu, 07/18/2013 - 07:31

This week, the Vatican announced, that Pope Francis has pushed forward with the canonisation of Pope John-Paul II. I imagine that the mourners who cried “…

Papa Francesco Prays for Migrants in Lampedusa

by Katia Amore | Mon, 07/08/2013 - 10:29

Papa Francesco, Pope Francis, has made his first pastoral visit outside Rome, meeting and praying for migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa, off the…

Pope Celestine V’s Facial Features Reconstructed

by Katia Amore | Mon, 05/06/2013 - 01:38

words by Carol King The face of the 13th-century Pope Celestine V has been reconstructed in silver using the latest in facial-reconstruction technology. Pope…

Culture

Pope Francis’ Father’s Journey To The New World

by Carol King | Tue, 04/09/2013 - 11:59

Carol King reports on how Mario Bergoglio was one of many Italians who immigrated to Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17 December 1936, Pope…

Culture

Book By Pope Francis Published In English

by Carol King | Sat, 03/30/2013 - 12:00

The first English-language edition of ‘On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century’ by Pope Francis will be published…

Culture

Traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum in Rome 2013

by ITALY | Fri, 03/29/2013 - 11:10

The Via Crucis devotion (Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross) has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. It commemorates the passion and…

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Over 200,000 gather for Pope Francis Inauguration Mass

by ITALY | Tue, 03/19/2013 - 08:17

This morning, more than 200,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square in Rome for the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis. The Pope marked the start of the new…

Culture

Habemus Papam: Conclave Elects Pope

by Carol King | Wed, 03/13/2013 - 15:18

Catholics around the world have a new pope. Cardinals elected Pope Francisco, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.The 76-year-old Pope Francesco is from…