by sjchurchadmin | Jul 26, 2019 | Vatican Corner
On July 20, 2019 America and the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. It was the NASA space mission which for the first time attempted, and was successful in landing two men on the surface of the moon and returned them safely to Earth. Like millions of...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 20, 2019 | Vatican Corner
After returning from his discovery of the New World, Christopher Columbus in February 1493 wrote a letter to Spanish King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the patrons of his exploration, telling them what he saw during his travels. The letter was written in Spanish and...
by sjchurchadmin | Jul 13, 2019 | Vatican Corner
… continued One of the strangest spectacles that was ever seen at the Vatican took place in 1890 when William Cody – (Buffalo Bill) was invited there. Two years earlier, he and his Wild West Show had traveled for the first time to Europe, having great success,...
by sjchurchadmin | Jun 30, 2019 | Vatican Corner
One of the strangest spectacles that was ever seen at the Vatican took place on March 3, 1890. It was the 12th annual thanksgiving of the coronation of Pope Leo XIII and it was also when Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show came to the Vatican. American William Frederick...
by sjchurchadmin | Jun 22, 2019 | Vatican Corner
Among the best known Christian prayers is the Lord’s Prayer or the Our Father, and it is found in the Bible in Matthew 6:9- 13. It has been translated from the Latin vulgate, which was translated from ancient Greek, which was translated from Aramaic, the language...
by sjchurchadmin | Jun 15, 2019 | Vatican Corner
Popes wear a miter on their head during liturgical celebrations, but at official ceremonies, popes of the past centuries as well as modern day popes, have worn the papal crown or tiara for the purpose of highlighting their authority. At coronations the tiara has been...
