A French biblical scholar not only wrote the meditations to guide Pope Francis’ 2017 celebration of the Via Crucis at Rome’s Colosseum, she also designed her own set of Bible-based Stations of the Cross.
Via Crucis: French woman’s meditations highlight victory of love
Minnesota seminary course aims to turn future priests into ‘fishermen’
While visiting Vatican offices, speaking to Catholic movements and following the footsteps of the early Christians, a group of transitional deacons from St. Paul, Minnesota, was in Rome getting an inside look into the church’s mission in the world.
Christian witness requires action, pope says during parish visit
Being a real Christian does not mean being a saint, but giving witness to Jesus in word and, especially, deed, Pope Francis told members of a parish on the eastern edge of Rome.
Terminally ill Army sergeant, who used military grit to meet pope, dies
Terminally ill with a rare form of cancer, Tobin went on a pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi in May thanks to the generosity, prayers and assistance of many people who wanted to help her fulfill her dream.
Rome: City of beauty, history and…#Pokemon?
Pokemon Go, the location-based augmented reality game based on the popular animated cartoon, has swept across the United States and has made it here to Italy.
Trevi Fountain illuminated in remembrance of Christian martyrs
ROME (CNS) — The Trevi Fountain, a Rome landmark, was lit up in red April 29 in a graphic commemoration of the thousands of modern Christians […]
God’s ‘excess of mercy’ prompts conversion, cardinal says
By sending his son into the world to suffer and die, God used an “excess of mercy” to vanquish human beings’ lack of mercy, said Austrian […]
Amid prayer and fear, Muslim refugee family thanks pope for help
ROME (CNS) — Walking in a crowded Rome neighborhood with his prayer beads wrapped around one hand, Hassan said, “You must write: Big thanks to the […]