Pope Francis Summons Mideast Envoys to Vatican Amid Islamic State Threat
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state of the Vatican, addresses the general debate of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. Photo: UN Photo/Cia Pak. JNS.org – Pope Francis has summoned the envoys of several Middle East countries to the Vatican for a rare meeting, l ...
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Rome at the Center of Upcoming Gadoury Auction Sale
Two marvelous collections of coins from Rome – minted by the Roman emperors and the popes – are at the center of the upcoming auction sale of Éditions V. Gadoury. In addition, there are rarities available both from all around the world and from all eras. On 6 December 2014, one day prior to the Gran ...
Casa Santa Maria
This was the old Pontifical North American College in Rome, aka the little house on Humility Street. It was founded by Blessed Pius IX, and established just down the street from his summer residence on the Quirinale. It was originally an Ursuline Convent. The small chapel, with icon of Our Lady of H ...
Update: How Many Countries (But Who's Counting)?
We've been counting up the countries we've visited for some time. People do ask us occasionally, but after encountering a couple at a cruise stop whose sole purpose in travel - if not in life - was to make stops in as many countries as possible - and to introduce the topic almost immediately into a ...
Vatican spurns UN child committee's call for changes to canon law
Vatican City, Sep 30, 2014 / 12:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy See has rejected the United Nations' Committtee on the Rights of the Child's call for changes to canon law, and has formally criticized the group for a “grave misunderstanding” of the ...
Vatican official says U.N. framework is best way to fight terrorism
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, addresses the 69th U.N. General Assembly in New York Sept. 29. (CNS photo/Mike Segar, Reuters) UNITED NATIONS (CNS) -- The U.N.'s framework provides the "only viable way" of dealing with the global ...
Pope Francis Summons Mideast Envoys to Vatican Amid Islamic State Threat
JNS.org – Pope Francis has summoned the envoys of several Middle East countries to the Vatican for a rare meeting, likely to discuss a response to the ongoing threats in the region. The Vatican said Tuesday that envoys from Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon ...
Getting to Know the Vatican Gendarmerie
There are two armed corps in Vatican City State. One is the Swiss Guards, famous for their colourful uniforms. The other is the Vatican Gendarmerie, with the blue uniform. The Gendarmerie, the Vatican Police Corps, was created in 1816 by Pius VII, after ...
