Faith · Art · People
In 1999 John Paul II proclaimed Saint Bridget of Sweden a patroness of Europe. Renowned for her righteous life and her Revelations, the fourteenth-century saint is depicted in a painting by the German artist Hans Schäufelein before the Crucifix, dripping wax from a burning candle onto her hand in
NB! · Faith · Society · Rome
Faith · Observations · Society · Rome
Biden's visit to the Vatican, the second Catholic president in US history, and especially his private meeting with the Pope behind closed doors, has provoked debate in the Catholic world. A conservative American bishop, Strickland, even called Francis a serpent, though he has since deleted the insult and
Faith · Observations · Society · Rome
The Church of St Patrick is the church of the American Catholic community and of the English-speaking community in Rome generally, and this year it turns one hundred
In the Press · Faith · Society · Nature
Pope Francis today addressed listeners of BBC Radio with an appeal to the world leaders gathered at the climate summit in Glasgow: "Each of us, whoever we are and wherever we are, can play a part in changing our collective response to the unprecedented threat of climate change and
Faith · Observations · Humour
I had a call from the other world, and they told me their most beautiful skeleton had gone missing 😍
Architecture · Faith · Heritage
One of the oldest monasteries in Russia, founded, if the hagiographic literature is to be believed, in the first third of the eleventh century, is the Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb in the town of Torzhok. No buildings earlier than the seventeenth century survive on its grounds; it is
Faith · Mores · Rome · Humour
You will of course know that most historians agree on the fictional character of the tale of a woman on the Papal throne, Pope Joan. Most likely, the myth was devised as an irony at the expense of the dominance of courtesans, kept women and concubines of every description in
Faith · Books · New York · Society
According to Raimondi, the murder was arranged by Bishop Paul Marcinkus, president of the Vatican Bank from 1971 to 1989, who in 1973 was suspected of involvement in supplying the Vatican with counterfeit bonds worth almost 15 million dollars. The gangster writes that Pope John Paul I intended to expose
Faith · People · Rome
Francis I has issued a decree recognising a miracle wrought through the intercession of Pope John Paul I. This brings a Pope so adored by the people closer to canonisation. The process of beatification began in 2003, in 2017 Francis approved the canonisation of John Paul I, in 2021 his
Architecture · Faith · Moscow · Observations
How beautiful Russian churches are 💜. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Vishnyaki, Moscow, Pyatnitskaya Street. The Neoclassical building was erected in 1815
Faith · Books · Mores
Deuteronomy 25:11-12