Take 20 leaders of the nations with the world’s biggest economies, bring them to a beautiful, chaotic city with cobblestone streets and ancient ruins, add in delegations with a sprinkling of foreign and finance ministers, spouses, and a few children. Toss in a Queen and a Prince and some heads of UN organizations, throw in …
Dear Blog Readers – It has been a rocking and rolling week in Italy as the new populist government decided to take a tough stand on migration or “raise our voice” according to Italy’s new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. The new policy is to block any ships that are not Italian from disembarking migrants in …
Dear Blog Readers— Yesterday was an historic day for Europe, although it seems to have gone by without much of a blip on the worldwide news radar. I won’t write much about it, but I wanted to share a few behind-the-scenes notes and photos. The leaders of the 27 nations of the European Union gathered …
Dropping down into San Cristobal de Las Casas in a helicopter and seeing all the beautiful faces and traditional clothing of the indigenous people there waiting for Pope Francis was for me the most exhilarating moment of the Papal trip to Mexico. AP Television VJ Paolo Santalucia and I were chosen along with three other …
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Dear Blog Readers — I was sitting at on the grass at the park yesterday in Rome, enjoying a gorgeous spring afternoon between the small white daisies popping up around me and the giant Roman pines looming overhead. My daughter was playing nearby with our dog and I was flipping through some magazines when I …
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– So many of you responded to my post on the Pope’s resignation with questions that I hate to disappoint you all with my lack of information. Working for AP Television I charge headlong into the day doing interview after interview, priests, cardinals, tourists, Vatican analysts and there is no time for deep …
The X Pope: Mysteries and Confusion at the Vatican Read More »