Archive for the ‘Rome’ Category

At It Again

Here are the appointments from this morning:

The Holy Father appointed Bishop Blase Cupich, current Bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City, as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Spokane.
The Holy Father appointed Rev. Arthur L. Kennedy, Ph.D., current Rector of St. John’s Seminary, as Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Boston.
The Holy Father appointed [...]

Ouellet to head Congregation for Bishops

Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli is speculating that the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, will name Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. You may recall, in May Tornielli predicted that Australia’s Cardinal George Pell would be named as the prefect for the congregation. However, recent reports have reported that Cardinal Pell [...]

Finally…Some Rome Pictures

I am taking a short break from the posts on the Holy Spirit, which will continue next week, to post some photos of my recent trip to Rome. I hope all of you enjoy them!!

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In the Eternal City

Good morning, everyone! I thought I would take a moment today to let everyone know that I did arrive in Rome last Thursday morning. Surprisingly, I was quite refreshed with only getting about an hour’s worth of sleep on the nine hour plane ride over. The seating arrangement was not very comfortable for me, especially [...]

Trip to Rome

Hello all! Later on this afternoon, I will be boarding a plane at Miami International Airport and heading for my eight day vacation to the Eternal City. Unfortunately, eight days is not long enough to see everything in Rome – that just means I will have to go back some time in the future. I [...]