Whereas a cardinal’s 80th birthday usually represent a pretty definite point beyond which he can no longer vote in a conclave, this is not so for Walter Cardinal Kasper. His 80th birthday, yeste… more →
In Caelo et in Terrawrote 2 months ago: Newly elected Pope Francis will visit his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who is currently … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Pope Francis visited his first parish in the Diocese of Rome today, Sunday morning, 17 March 2013 an … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Whereas a cardinal’s 80th birthday usually represent a pretty definite point beyond which he c … more →
wrote 2 months ago: This week, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, will bestepping down as Bishop of Rome, and the news … more →
wrote 3 months ago: 40 days, 40 reflections, 40 young people on how Pope Benedict has touched their hearts & why the … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Bold headlines in the news yesterday. A brief selection from the ones I came across: “Pope wan … more →
wrote 5 months ago: While fog hides the view from my window, a red dawn rises over Rome as Pope Benedict XVI gets ready … more →
wrote 7 months ago: From the top of the statue of Mary in Harissa, you look down from the start of the mountains over Be … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Pope Benedict XVI today accepted the retirement of Bishop Joachim Wanke of Erfurt and Wilhelm Schram … more →
wrote 7 months ago: With 5,448 visits last mont, the summer slump didn’t really end until the last week of Septemb … more →
wrote 8 months ago: “Is it not true that in a very short time the Lebanon will become productive ground, so produc … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The pope arrived in Harissa on time at 6 p.m. to sign the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation for the … more →
wrote 8 months ago: A week from today, on 14 September, Pope Benedict XVI will depart on what is, in some ways, one of t … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Said the pope on his visit to Britain. I think I can see what he meant. While I’ve been in Not … more →
wrote 9 months ago: As expected and as ever, July has been a slow month. Interesting events peter out until after summer … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday, the summer for the Church truly began as Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican for his summe … more →
wrote 11 months ago: It may not be a big international journey (although, from Vatican City, almost any journey is an int … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well, Pope Benedict finished his visit to Cuba last week and is now home. While he was there, the H … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The pope is to visit Britain next year, the first papal visit to the UK in 30 years, after accepting … more →