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The First Post-Pandemic Pilgrimage to Italy and EWTN July 21, 2021
The First Post-Pandemic Pilgrimage to Italy Summary June 29, 2021
Italy reopens to US leisure travelers on COVID-tested flights May 15, 2021
Pope Francis in a Sindhi cap May 12, 2021
The Papal Audience returns to the intimate setting of the San Damaso Courtyard May 6, 2021
The Feast of Saint Catherine of Siena April 29, 2021
About that NY Times Story on Europe Opening to Vaccinated Americans this Summer April 26, 2021
My Interview with Catholic News Service April 20, 2021
My Pope April 16, 2021
The Holy Triduum April 1, 2021
Holy Thursday in Rome April 1, 2021
Holy Week Wallpaper March 28, 2021
Already a private Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica after the new restrictions March 25, 2021
Tipsy Tuesday: The Ban on Private Masses in Saint Peter’s Basilica March 23, 2021
New Mass Restrictions in Saint Peter’s Basilica March 22, 2021
Private Masses Banned in Saint Peter’s Basilica March 12, 2021
A Virtual Lenten Pilgrimage to Rome February 16, 2021
First world penance: going grayscale for Lent February 14, 2021
When in Rome for the Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas January 28, 2021
The Feast of Saint Agnes January 21, 2021
TCT XX January 12, 2021
Another “blackout” at the Vatican January 10, 2021
Blackout at the Vatican January 10, 2021
Epiphany in Rome January 6, 2021
An Almost Disastrous Honeymoon January 4, 2021
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God January 1, 2021
The Chapel of the Holy Innocents in Bethlehem December 29, 2020
A Short History of the Vatican Nativity December 10, 2020
Rorate Mass in Rome December 10, 2020
Keeping you connected to Rome November 20, 2020
Saint John Lateran: A Twitter Tour November 9, 2020
The Purgatory Museum in Rome October 30, 2020
All Souls Day in the Sacconi Rossi Crypt October 30, 2020
Hanging with the Dead: Relics and Incorruptibles October 30, 2020
My Papal Selfie — Finally September 23, 2020
The Papal Audience in the San Damaso Courtyard is a completely different experience September 16, 2020
First Public Papal Audience since the virus hit Italy September 2, 2020
Our Lady of the Snows August 5, 2020
Thunderstorm in Assisi August 4, 2020
TCT XVI September 17, 2019
Newsletter for August 2019 August 16, 2019
Feast of the Assumption Bells at Saint Peter’s Basilica August 15, 2019
EWTN interview: Tips for Visiting Rome in the Summer August 15, 2019
TLM Holy Week in Rome April 13, 2019
44 Churches March 4, 2019
Rethinking the blog February 15, 2019
English Mass at the Lenten Station Churches February 15, 2019
2018 in Review January 30, 2019
TCT XV January 30, 2019
How to get into the Papal Audience August 25, 2018
Catholic Tattoos in Jerusalem August 16, 2018
2017 in review January 6, 2018
The 2017 Vatican Nativity Scene December 8, 2017
Catholic Tattoos in the Holy Land August 27, 2017
TCT XIV February 23, 2017
Three years. January 11, 2017
TCT XIII November 12, 2016
TCT XII August 12, 2016
Lost in Assisi June 24, 2016
The Canonization of Saints John Paul II and John XXIII May 18, 2016
The best coffee in Sorrento May 8, 2016
Packing for the Holy Land March 10, 2015
Recon May 1, 2011
Why I am not giving up Social Media for Lent March 8, 2011
A Night at the Museum – Vatican Style July 9, 2010