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 | May 5, 2011 | Church
(CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican says it does not rejoice in the death of Osama bin Laden. “Faced with the death of a man, a Christian never rejoices, but reflects on the serious responsibility of each and every one of us before God and before man, and hopes and commits...
by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2011 | Church
May 3, 2011. (Romereports.com) Â The Vatican met with a group of Catholic bloggers of all ages, that come very every corner of the world. The Pontifical council in charge of communications accepted requests to attend and chose 150 bloggers based on their nationality,...