by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2011 | Church
Pope Benedict issued strong words on July 1 against financial speculators spiking food prices and pointed to family-run farms as a way to help stave off world hunger. “Nourishment is a factor which touches on the fundamental right to life,” the Pope said. “How can we...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 29, 2011 | Church, Evangelization
Something to think about… I want a church that includes fussy kids, old liturgy, bad sound, weird congregants and—brace yourself—painfully amateur “special music” now and then. Why? Well, for one thing, when the Gospel story is accompanied by a fog machine and...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 29, 2011 | Church
A picture is worth a thousand words… of encouragement for us to engage in social media. And the effort is paying off. In less that 24 hours he already has some 50,000 followers at @news_va_en. Benedict, has recognized the power of digital media throughout his...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 27, 2011 | Church
The Roman organization in charge of pilgrimages is now passing out ipods. They’re equipped with an audio-guide for visitor’s to Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran. The church is one of Rome’s four major basilicas and the first one built inside...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2011 | Church
June 17, 2011. (Romereports.com) The Vatican published shocking statistics on immigration. In the first five months of this year, at least 1, 820 illegal immigrants died while trying to cross the Mediterranean. Even more shocking, 17, 597 people have died in similar...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 13, 2011 | Church
According to the Unofficial All Facebook page the top two most engaging pages focus on Jesus beating out Justin Bieber in third. “While Jesus Daily has only recently began seeing substantial weekly growth increases in total number of fans, its interactivity...
