Today was a sad day in Rome. Two policemen were shot and one critically wounded as they stood in front of the Prime Minister’s office this morning. But more on that in a minute. It started off as a slow Sunday for me. After weeks of struggling to form a new government, finally 47-year-old Enrico …
Rome is going through a Francesco frenzy. People love Papa Francesco, or Pope Francis. This past Wednesday at his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square the crowd, including lots of young people, went wild chanting “FRAN- CHESS- CO” “FRAN- CHESS-CO” as he went through the square in his Popemobile. My colleague AP photographer Gregorio Borgia …
Dear Blog Readers- After a month of intense coverage of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Pope Francis, I’ve been taking a break from work, spending time with my family. Today I was walking into Rome’s auditorium to hear my daughter Chiara sing in a concert as part of the Santa …
Dear Blog Readers — You may be getting tired of reading all my blog posts on the Vatican, so I will do one last one with a few notes on Pope Francis and my experiences covering him this past week. FRIDAY – “DON’T FORGET THE POOR” Last week after he was elected he held a …
Dear Blog Readers — We have a Pope. Pope Francis, previously Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina. Now you all may be wondering what happened to me. I was filling you in on this story all along and then we got a new Pope and then – poof – I disappeared. All I can say is …
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Dear Blog Readers — Tomorrow is the big day– the first day of the Conclave to elect the next Pope. I wanted to write a lengthy post on all the ceremony and traditions involved in a Conclave, but I’m too wiped out. Fortunately my fellow blogger Tiffany Parks did that. Check out her blog post …
Dear Blog Readers — It has been a rocking and rolling week and the Vatican and I’ve been trying to keep up, but the important news is that we have a date. On Tuesday, March 12 the Conclave to elect the next Pope will begin at the Vatican. The Cardinals will gather in the morning …
Dear Blog Readers- A quick word about my “Cappuccino” Cardinal, that would be the Cardinal from my hometown, Boston, Cardinal Sean O’Malley. O’Malley has suddenly emerged on the lists of Papabile or papal contenders. He became a Capuchin Friar at age 21 and to this day wears the brown, hooded habit and a white …
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