Twenty two new cardinals and the next Pope?

In the past week there have been two significant appraisals of possible next steps in leadership in the Church. One is from the London tablet and the other from the National Catholic Reporter. John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter writes…”Naming new...

The Papal Year in one minute

RomeReportsTV offer a one minute clip of Papal  images of the year 2011. “2011 was a busy year for Benedict XVI. From local trips in Italy to international trips to Spain, Germany and Benin, the pope kept a full schedule throughout the year. Some of the...

Join the Pope for Christmas

(Romereports.com) Christmas at the Vatican means the pope will celebrate Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. He will also give the Urbi et Orbi blessing on December 25. These two events can be followed from all over the world. They will be broadcast via...

How many churches in US have websites?

What is your guess? Check your guess against the stats. First, the big number, that is, how many churches in America. Hartford Institute estimates there are roughly 335,000 religious congregations in the United States. Of those, about 300,000 are Protestant and other...

Pope calls for abolition of Death Penalty

Benedict XVI greeted a delegation gathered in Rome that is working to abolish the death penalty. The group included members from Illinois where the death penalty was recently outlawed. View his presentation at RomeReports TV.