Dear Blog Readers— Yes, that photo above is me—a crazed Roman Holiday Hamster running frenetically, non-stop in my wheel and never getting anywhere. This week, a young man asked me if I would contribute a blog post to his travel blog. I asked him what specifically he would like and he suggested a post describing …
There are stories that we cover year after year in Italy, and one is the lighting of the Vatican Christmas tree, and although it doesn’t involve much journalistic skill, I enjoy doing it because it puts me in the Christmas spirit. The lighting ceremony was this past Friday and here are a few of my …
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 …
Today marks the 7th anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI. The period before and after the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI was probably the most professionally intense of my life. There were great challenges to keep job and family afloat. It was also incredible thrill, …
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Dear Blog Reader: I have not posted in a week which I understand is an eternity in the busy blogsphere. However, I have been busy with my job, first I went back to the Island of Giglio to do more reporting on the shipwrecked Costa Concordia ( see A Chilling Conversation and Kevin’s Puzzle), and then …
A heavy, wet snow fell over the Vatican Friday night creating a deep sense of gloom and doom around the small city-state following a shocking front page story Friday morning revealing a plot to kill the Pope. The news story was the culmination of what appears to be vicious infighting behind Vatican walls. The Italian daily …
Dear Blog Readers: I am gearing up to cover a Consistory at the Vatican on February 18th and 19th during which Pope Benedict XVI will create 22 new cardinals. Eighteen of these new “Princes of the Church” will be eligible to vote for the next Pope in the next conclave. A Consistory is always a …
It snowed in Rome today!! It was unbelieveable. I have lived here for 18 years and I have never seen anything like it. Once every few years there is a brief flurry of wet snowflakes, but they almost always melt immediately. Today it snowed from lunch-time until evening. I am from Boston, so I love …