Tag: Rome

It was among the orphans of Lospalos, the street children of Baucau, the welcoming families living on very little that I discovered what Scripture means when it tells us Christ is found in the margins and the periphery.

Sydney newlyweds James Lu and Fiona Choi did the lot, presenting Pope Leo XVI with an iconic Akubra hat while in Rome in August. 

As the Israeli-Hamas conflict continues, three more children arrived in Italy on a military transport plane late 13 August for treatment at the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù pediatric hospital.

Pope Leo XIV visited a Spanish teenager who had to be hospitalised during the Jubilee of Youth and prayed with and spoke to the family.

As young Catholics flocked to Rome for the church's Jubilee of Youth, church leaders are hopeful the weeklong event will spark renewed interest in the faith.

Dedicating a Jubilee to Catholic influencers and content creators feels "historic" as the Vatican shows increasing support for digital missionaries and their influence, some participants said.

If you're thinking of coming to the Youth Jubilee, grab a pen and paper and take notes. The Youth Jubilee will last an entire week: from Monday, 28 July to Sunday, 3 August.

After celebrating Mass for the election of a pope, processing into the Sistine Chapel and swearing a solemn oath of perpetual secrecy on the conclave proceedings, the cardinal electors cast their first ballot in the conclave.

While some of the cardinal-electors have been living in various venues around Rome, the entire electorate will have moved into the Vatican by Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.

Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, who wanted to be buried in a Marian basilica three and a half miles from the Vatican.

Pope Francis was "a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone," said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, as he presided over the funeral of the pope, who died 21 April at the age of 88.

Preparations are well underway in St Joachim’s Church in Lidcombe as a group of youngsters and their parents get ready to head to Rome to witness the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis.