Tag: Vatican
Benedictine Bernardo Tolomei Declared Saint
From the Vatican: Bernardo Tolomei ,son of Mino Tolomei, was born in Siena on the 10th of May 1272. At his baptism he was given the name Giovanni. He was probably educated by the Dominicans at their College of San Domenico di Camporegio in Siena. He was knighted by Rodolfo I d’Absburgo (†1291). While studying… Read More ›
The economic crisis was born from greed, Pope Benedict says
There is a great deal of information coming out of Rome over the next few days that has broad interest, including the proclamation of Blessed Bernardo Tolomei as a Saint of the Church. A lot of the material that was planned for the site is being moved back so we can provide you with timely… Read More ›
Vatican official says beatification cause of John Paul II moving forward
Rome, Italy, Apr 2, 2009 / 04:29 pm (CNA).- In an interview with Vatican Radio, the prefect for the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints, Archbishop Angelo Amato, revealed some details about the beatification cause of the Servant of God, John Paul II, who died four years ago on April 2. The archbishop said… Read More ›
iBreviary
In case you missed this, last December the Vatican approved the iBreviary which can be downloaded on to an iPhone. This is very similar to Universalis which is downloaded to Palm Pilots and other personal information managers. It is an age of change where more and more books are being made available electronically. The advantage… Read More ›
The Vatican YouTube Site
The Vatican has announced the launching of a YouTube site. It will remain a permanent listing on this site under the “Church Universal” section. The new Vatican site is updated at least once to three times a day. On a side note, this YouTube addition had forced a change in the web page layout and… Read More ›