Sistine Chapel weathers fallout from 'Francis effect' on attendance
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The "Francis effect" has spilled over into the Sistine Chapel, bringing a surge in visitors but also increasing risks to maintenance of what Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, calls "the world's chapel." Prior to a 14 ...
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Arrived in Rome in the late morning and the temperature was hot (in the 90's). We met our guide for the trip, Alex. She is a lovely petite young lady with a sassy hair style (of course I noticed the hair). We met our driver, Marco, who will be with us during our stay in Rome. We had a short time (no ...
CAN THEY DARE TOUCH RASOOL’S (saaws) TOMB & RISK BECOME HISTORY OF ”ONCE A SAUDI REGEME”.
DIVISION IS ALREADY THERE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR SECTS SHIAS AND SUNNIES WHO FOLLOW THE AHLEBAYT (a s ) AND SHAIKHAIN RESPECTIVELY . THIS MATTER OF CONTENTION BETWEEN THE TWO IS STRICTLY OF PERSONAL BELIEF AND THE TWO COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN LIVING PEACEFULLY AND AMICABLY FOR CENTURIES , EVEN WITH MARI ...
Pope cautions against being envious or mean-spirited By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Pope Francis greets a girl before the general audience. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Envy, jealousy and meanness are human instincts, but they are not Christian, since the division they cause among believers is the work of the devil, Pope Francis said. “Instead, God wants us to grow in the ability to com ...
Le Dernier Pape et la Prophétie de Pierre – Edouard BRASEY
Stéphane Clément et Michel Ardent se sont connus à l’armée et sont devenus inséparables. Ils n’ont pas de secrets l’un pour l’autre. Du moins c’est ce que Stéphane croyait jusqu’au jour où Michel lui a révélé son secret: Michel est membre d’une confrérie monastique secrète: "L’Ordre des Fidèles du P ...
DPPL 50: Vatican II
Vatican II defined the modern relationship between liturgy and popular piety. We reference the constitution on liturgy, in which harmony is the goal: 50. The relationship between the Liturgy and popular piety, in our times, must be approached primarily from the perspective of the directives containe ...
Pope holds video conference with students
At 4:30pm on Thursday afternoon, in the Synod Hall at the Vatican, Pope Francis met with those participating in the Third Congress of Scholas occurrentes, which took place at the Vatican from September 1st to 4th. The theme for this year's gathering was The Worldwide Network of Schools of Encounter. ...
Loftus Hall things that go bump in the night
Hello there I have not been blogging for a while,this blog was actually set up as part of a college project but I enjoyed doing it and I decided to check in today and start blogging again.So my blog today is about the famous haunted house in Wexford Ireland Loftus Hall.I always had a huge interest i ...
Instantaneas 06 Septimbre 2014
Cascada de Arripas Lijiang, China Stairway Of The Vatican Museum Warming Warsaw, Poland Wash Day Venice Washington D.C. watch gears Watching The Game Watching The Sunrise Watching The Sunset Watchman
Those Vatican archives haven’t been secret for a long time
Originally posted on Blithe Spirit: Not since 1881, and anyhow secret doesn’t mean secret: Secretum, the Vatican says, translates more accurately to “personal” than to “secret” and refers to the private letters and historical records of past popes. In fact, the archives haven’t been secret since 188 ...
Those Vatican archives haven’t been secret for a long time
Not since 1881, and anyhow secret doesn’t mean secret: Secretum, the Vatican says, translates more accurately to “personal” than to “secret” and refers to the private letters and historical records of past popes. In fact, the archives haven’t been secret since 1881, when Pope Leo XIII opened them up ...
