Pope

Lifestyle
by Carol King | Wed, 03/06/2013 - 10:56
Rome council has agreed to rename a city square after Blessed John Paul II.The city’s Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran Square) will be renamed…
Culture
by Carol King | Wed, 02/27/2013 - 04:52
Carol King explains how the next pope will be elected in a process rich in ritual and tradition.As Pope Benedict XVI readies to leave office on the evening of…
Culture
by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Mon, 02/18/2013 - 10:17
Leader photo courtesy of Huffingtonpost.com and GammarelliAs the hierarchy within the Holy city is set to be restored in a matter of days, it could hardly be a…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Tue, 02/12/2013 - 06:18
Carol King explains what will happen after Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation and the reasons behind it. Newspaper ‘Il Sole 24 Ore’ has reported that Pope…
Culture
by ITALY | Mon, 02/11/2013 - 07:29
The Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI will retire on February 28. The move has shocked Italy and Catholics worldwide, given that the post is…
by Carol King | Thu, 01/17/2013 - 05:53
Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, features on the cover of the Italian edition of ‘Vanity Fair’ magazine.The appearance of a…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Tue, 12/25/2012 - 09:58
The Pope’s life story is set to hit the big screen in a movie adaptation.German company Odeon Film announced that it is planning the biopic with German…
by ITALY | Tue, 12/18/2012 - 04:51
words by Carol KingThe van used to drive Pope John Paul II around during his 1979 visit to Ireland has been turned into a party bus available for hire by…
by ITALY | Wed, 11/07/2012 - 05:26
words by Carol KingThe Pope likes James Bond – or so it seems because the Vatican’s daily newspaper ‘L’Osservatore Romano’ has given a thumbs-up to the latest…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Thu, 11/01/2012 - 05:58
The Vatican Museums have unveiled a new permanent exhibition dedicated to papal travel since 1825.Housed in the Carriage Pavilion, the exhibition includes…