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Arts - 7 Aprile

May Pope Francis’ Two Miracle-Workers Kill Coronavirus!

According to legend, the icon of the Madonna, known as Salus Populi Romani was painted by St. Luke himself and brought from Jerusalem to Rome by St. Helena during the 4th century. Like the Salus Populi Romani, the miraculous crucifix’s origin is not known; it’s probably Tuscan and may date to the fifteenth century. Romans are particularly devoted to both.

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News - 31 Marzo

Coronavirus, Pope Francis: “We Thought We’d Stay Healthy in a World that Was Sick”

On the evening of Friday, March 27th, Pope Francis officiated a solitary moment of prayer on the Sagrato of St. Peter’s Basilica, the platform at the top of the steps at the end of the vast square. The ceremony included readings from the Scriptures, prayers of supplication, and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and ended with Pope Francis giving the Urbi et orbi – to the City (of Rome) and the World – Blessing. Pope Francis spoke to the world using all the means of modern communication: Facebook, YouTube, TV, and radio.

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News - 20 Aprile 2019

Pope Francis Under Siege by Bannon, Salvini and even Ratzinger

At this moment, when Christianity is celebrating the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ, the news that draws our attention is related to the worldlier and more political aspect of the Catholic Church and its major internal ordeal that shows a division so profound that, for some, it appears to foreshadow a schism. For those […]

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Religioni - 2 Marzo 2019

Are People Who Send Their Kids to Catholic Schools Irresponsible Parents?

In the wake of the Vatican Summit, that proved to be ineffectual and disappointing, and the cynical refusal of Pope Francis to acknowledge the extent of sex abuse in the Catholic Church, we need to ask ourselves some hard questions about parents' responsibilities towards their kids.

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News - 26 Febbraio 2019

Pope Francis is not Enough, Sexual Abuse by Priests Remains a Taboo in Italy

Incredibly, in Italy there are no official statistics on minors who have been victims of sexual abuse by priests. The recent efforts of Pope Francis will be useless if we don’t break down the wall of silence - even maintained by the media - that has covered up the scandal of pedophile priests in Italy even after the US had started to expose and prosecute them. How many young victims have still not told their stories?

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Food & Wine - 21 Giugno 2018

Buon Appetito, Pope Francis! Discovering the Vatican through Traditions and Food

Pope Francis’ rapport with food continues to interest readers. Due to all the clamor and ink spilt soon after Pope Francis’ election because of his pre-papacy simple lifestyle and taste in food while Archbishop of Buenos Aires, which he continued to prefer as Pope, I became curious about what the popes before him ate...

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Arts - 11 Giugno 2018

Discovering the Majestic Romanesque St. Nicholas Basilica in Bari

On Wednesday April 25th the American Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, announced that on July 7 Pope Francis will travel to the city of Bari. At the time of Burke’s announcement I was on my way to Bari at the invitation of BIFEST, an annual film festival held there every April. Several days earlier I’d asked the festival’s organizers to set up an appointment for a tour of the majestic Romanesque gleaming white marble St. Nicholas Basilica...

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English - 20 Gennaio 2017

Holy Cow! The Holy See Rents to McDonald’s

In the Vatican-owned building where Ratzinger lived, the new McDonald's is open 7 days a week. The rent is the equivalent of 6,500 Big Macs, per month. The company claims that their restaurants are designed with respect to the historical environment. His Holiness has made no statement.

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U.N. - 29 Settembre 2016

From Rome, Calls for Peace as Aleppo Burns and Security Council Lags

Pope Francis and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura have called for an end to the recent airstrikes that have reigned down on the city of Aleppo. At least 250,000 people are trapped in what was once Syria’s largest city, the latest surge of violence part of a nearly six-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over half of the country’s population

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People - 10 Settembre 2016

Mother Teresa: Having a Saint as a Friend is a Miracle

Teresa was a good friend of my father who helped nuns of her order. When we first met, in my Volkswagen bus, I had long hair and was an atheist and she said to me: "I’m pleased to meet you. But right now speed up because we’re in a hurry.” Years later, she visited my second son who was gravely ill in the hospital and she started to pray…

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