by sjchurchadmin | May 2, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
Continued… Archbishop Charles Chaputsay that he will probably be riding with the Pope in the “Pope mobile, “but one thing is certain, even though he has a Pennsylvania driver’s license, he’s not expecting to be asked to drive the Pope through town. As far as where the...
by sjchurchadmin | Apr 23, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
vatican corner Continued… Archbishop Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia says that so far church organizers have raised $33 million of their $45 million goal for the World Meeting of Families event, of which Pope Francis will be attending the closing...
by sjchurchadmin | Apr 16, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
The name that William Penn gave his colony’s capital city is a combination of Greek words for love: phileo and brother: adelphos, setting up the enduring nickname for Philadelphia, PA, the City of Brotherly Love. It is the place where the founding fathers of...
by sjchurchadmin | Mar 26, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
Year after year, parishes around the world take up the traditional annual Good Friday Collection for the Church in the Holy Land. The proceeds from the Collection go to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. The Franciscans have been caring for the holy sites there...
by sjchurchadmin | Mar 20, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
continued … Prior to 1965, the Latin response: “ET cum spiritu tuo,“ which literally means “And with your spirit,” when translated into the English liturgy became “And also with you.” The translation was thought to convey the same meaning but be more straightforward....
by sjchurchadmin | Mar 12, 2015 | News and Info, Vatican Corner
On Saturday evening March 7, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at All Saints Church in Rome in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first time Mass was offered in the local vernacular language – (Italian) rather than in Latin. Pope Francis concluded his...
