August 2016

Where the Popes get their Threads From

For five generations the Gammarellis have dressed and shod the Vicar of Christ through their family business, Rome’s historic Ditta Annibale Gammarelli. Now, after the recent death...

Pray for Creation on September 1

September 1 will see the second annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, an initiative launched by Pope Francis last year. In doing so, the...

The Vatican Gardens: Gruesome Past into Green Haven

Today’s lush and immaculately manicured Vatican Gardens were once just a sprawl of mosquito-infested swamps, clay hillsides and hardy grape vines. The wild, unpopulated landscape on the...

Priest with a Passion for the Good News

Stigmatine Father Paul Tatu, the bishops social communications officer, has a passion for the new evangelisation work of bringing the Gospel to all people in Southern Africa....