By Emily Stimpson Chapman Catholic News Service In Rome, the churches are legion. Little parishes and great basilicas alike meet travelers on every block of the ancient city, their facades mingling with shops and restaurants, apartments and ancient ruins. Although unique visions of beauty and faith greet all those who cross the thresholds of these […]
Reaching out, learning names, holding tight in Rome’s lockdown
Nancy McNally, Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — “School was just canceled,” I said to my kids March 4. Dario, 16, and Adriana, 15, were jumping for joy in our living room, which is still a bit of a shambles since we only moved back to Rome in January, just in time for the coronavirus […]
CORONAVIRUS: How Italy went from ‘wash your hands’ to ‘stay at home’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Acknowledging how difficult it can be to adapt to restrictive measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis told people watching his morning Mass March 12 that it was for “our own good.” After two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive for COVID-19 on […]
Photo: Mass in the basilica
On Jan. 28, Bishop Larry Silva presided at an “ad limina” Mass in a side chapel in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during the U.S. bishops’ Region XI ad limina visit to the Vatican and Rome. This grouping of bishops includes Hawaii, Nevada and California. (Photo courtesy Msgr. Gary Secor)
