John Paul II Through The Eyes of His Bodyguard
By Edward Pentin For 12 years, retired Swiss Guard Captain Roman Fringeli was fully trained and prepared to lay down his life for the Pope.Between […]
Month: April 2014
Easter Triduum at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY — Easter is a time for each Christian to recall the origins of his or her journey with Jesus, to renew his or her […]
Romans Happy Ahead of Two-Pope Canonization
Reflecting the festive mood in Rome ahead of the imminent canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, the official website on the […]
Faithful Prepare to Celebrate Canonization of 2 Beloved Popes
Newsmax Cover Story on Easter Sunday: Rome is “ready, very ready” for the canonization of former Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, the Eternal […]
Campaign Under Way to Introduce Prayer at Mass for Persecuted Christians
Sources report that high-level Church officials are ‘extremely interested’ in having the petition added to the end of all celebrations of Sunday Mass. VATICAN CITY […]
Strong Rebuttal to Metropolitan Hilarion’s “Offensive Remarks”
In a recent interview with this newspaper, a senior Russian Orthodox official had some harsh words for the Oriental Catholic Churches – particularly Greek Catholics – which […]
Pope’s Holy Week Schedule Both Traditional and Innovative
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will celebrate all the traditional ceremonies of Holy Week this year, but he will again depart from tradition on Holy […]
The Pan-Orthodox Council, Ukraine Crisis and Christian Unity
Where does the Russian Orthodox Church stand on the crisis in Ukraine? And why is a Pan-Orthodox Council planned for 2016? To find out answers […]
Pope Francis-Queen Elizabeth Meeting: ‘Welcoming, Warm and Friendly’
VATICAN CITY — “They clicked in a very warm, personal and non-protocol fashion,” said British Ambassador to the Holy See Nigel Baker, when describing Thursday’s […]
Pope’s Strategy on Leading the Church
Pope Francis is very intuitive, prays, and meditates a great deal, but lives in the present and doesn’t know where he will lead the church, […]