by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2013 | Vincentian Family
After a highly successful event, organizers for World Youth Day in Brazil released final attendance tallies, with two of the days surpassing the 3 million mark… representing 175 countries. In all over 3.5 million pilgrims took part in the events for WYD, even...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 11, 2013 | Church
(Romereports.com) Pope Francis has updated the Vatican’s Code of Criminal Law which was first introduced in the back in 1929. With this decree, the Pope abolishes life imprisonment, the maximum period of detention now being 35...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
(Romereports.com) Nicholas Di Marzio, bishop of Brooklyn and Queens, was in Rome to take part in the plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People. The assembly was greeted and addressed by Pope Francis, whose thoughts on the importance...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Technology opened up a new experience of the universality of Church when millions around the world were able to join in Eucharistic adoration with Pope Francis. RomeReports writes. “It was five o clock in the afternoon in Rome, when the Eucharistic Adoration...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2013 | Church
Who will be the Key Players in the Papal Conclave? There are 16 Cardinals, often referred to as the ’16 pillars of the Church’, who are expected to be key players in the process of electing the new Pope . They include Cardinals Sean O’Malley, Timothy Dolan, Marc...
