by sjchurchadmin | Nov 4, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER Saint Peter’s Basilica is the largest church in the world at 163,180 sq. ft., and with a maximum capacity of 60,000 people. During the years 319 to 349 AD, the first Christian Emperor of Rome – Constantine built the first Saint Peter’s Basilica over the...
by sjchurchadmin | Oct 24, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER The Vatican and the surrounding City of Rome are not considered to be at high seismic risk. The ground beneath them is free of faults, and volcanic activity is thankfully distant, but the historical record tells a different story, with Rome struck again...
by sjchurchadmin | Oct 13, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER On Tuesday morning Oct. 4, 2016, on the feast day of St. Francis, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to those people affected by the recent earthquake in central Italy. He even caught local officials by surprise. He told the residents of Amatrice “I...
by sjchurchadmin | Oct 13, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER Over the weekend, Sept. 30 – October 2, 2016 Pope Francis made his 16th trip as Pope, visiting his 23rd and 24th countries: Georgia and Azerbaija two former Soviet republics located between the Black & Caspian Seas, south of Russia, north of...
by sjchurchadmin | Oct 13, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER It would seem that Pope Francis’ busy schedule would not allow him time to compose all of the many speeches he must give both at the Vatican and when on his foreign trips. Like any modern head of state, there are probably people who assist...
by sjchurchadmin | Sep 23, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER Each month of the Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has spent one Friday afternoon outside the Vatican performing an act of mercy. He has made surprise visits to a group of migrants, to a recovery community for former drug addicts and alcoholics, to a...
