by sjchurchadmin | Jan 3, 2016 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER con!nued… The ini!al rite of the Jubilee of Mercy is the opening of the Holy Door. This door is only opened during a Holy Year, and is otherwise closed. Tradi!onally only the four major basilicas of Rome have a Holy Door: St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran,...
by sjchurchadmin | Dec 27, 2015 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER Con!nued … Mercy is a theme very dear to Pope Francis. He has recounted his very first experience of God’s mercy in his own life, when he walked into a confessional as a 17 year old in Buenos Aires and walked out knowing that he was called to...
by sjchurchadmin | Dec 20, 2015 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER A Va!can official says a statement made by Pope Francis about Christmas fes!vi!es happening while the world is at war has been “grossly mistranslated” by media. In his homily what he actually said was, “We are close to Christmas: there...
by sjchurchadmin | Dec 13, 2015 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER On March 13, 2015, Pope Francis announced that an “extraordinary Holy Year” a “Jubilee of Mercy” will commence with the opening of the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica on the celebration day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on...
by sjchurchadmin | Dec 6, 2015 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER Pope Francis made his first trip to the African continent, visiting Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic from Nov. 25th thru 30th, 2015. It was another of his apostolic visits to reach out to the developing world and confirm the faith of the...
by sjchurchadmin | Nov 29, 2015 | Vatican Corner
VATICAN CORNER On November 2, 2015, a$er several months of inves!ga!on, Va!can City police arrested two people on suspicion of removing and sharing confiden!al Va!can documents. Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, and Dr. Francesca Chaouqui were arrested for...
