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• The Michelangelo Code - Dr. Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome - The glory of God and the liturgy, a mysterious fresco, a important announcement in the year 2000, a visit to the Apostolic Palace, the Galileo case, and a Roman hail-storm (Newsflash July 2/09)
  
  
• "Totally Alone" - Dr. Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome - A talk with two former members of the Society of St. Pius X who are seeking a home in the Church.  A bit more on the upcoming encyclical. A note about Pope Pius XII. Plus, Suor Giovanna retires... (Newsflash July 1/09)
  
  
• Half-Moon Over Rome - Dr. Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome- Monday was marked by St. Paul, the apostle to the nations who — blinded by a mysterious light — fell from his horse on the road to Damascus, then — his sight restored — devoted his life to the proclamation of that light - (Newsflash June 30/09)
  
  
• El Padre - Inside Opus Dei's world headquarters - Dr. Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome - In 2006, when The Da Vinci Code was released as a film, some high Church officials strongly objected to it because it was based on the idea that Jesus married and fathered children and because it depicted Opus Dei, a recognized Prelature within the Catholic Church, as a murderous cult. (Newsflash June 28/09)
  
  
• Angels and Demons: A special feast day - Dr. Robert Moynihan, reporting from Rome - Today is the Feast of St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei. The novels of Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, have depicted Opus Dei as a very powerful but sinister force in the world.
  
  So today I will go to visit Opus Dei headquarters, and the tomb of the founder, and perhaps encounter some demons, and some angels. I'll get back to you later. (Newsflash June 27/09)
  
  
• Where Is the Ecclesia Dei Document? - Dr. Robert Moynihan - Another conversation with a Vatican official... Plus, still more on the upcoming encyclical... And, true joy... (Newsflash June 25/09)
  
  
• "When God Chooses One, It Is Always to Bless All" - Dr. Robert Moynihan - A conversation with a Vatican monsignor... Plus, more on the upcoming encyclical (Newsflash June 24/09)
  
  
• A Divorce, and a Memory... - Dr. Robert Moynihan - The Vatican archives today presented a facsimile copy of a 500-year-old Appeal of the British Lords to Rome on behalf of Henry VIIIth in his effort to divorce Catherine of Aragorn. And an elderly monsignor remembers Pius XII. Plus, more on the upcoming encyclical... (Newsflash June 23/09)
  
  
• The Message in the Bottle - Dr. Robert Moynihan - The Pope and St. Padre Pio, Lefebvrist ordinations, a summer rainstorm, and the message in the bottle... (Newsflash June 22/09)
  
  
• Not Anonymous - Dr. Robert Moynihan - This week in Rome, the Austrian bishops were in town, and that may have been the "main event" of the week. But all eyes are now turning toward the important social encyclical which will be released in a few days... Meanwhile, the ordinary life of the Church continues... (Newsflash June 19/09)
  
  
• Under the Roman Sun - Dr. Robert Moynihan - Much is happening in Rome: the departure of Archbishop Ranjith and the arrival of American theologian Augustine Di Noia in the liturgy Congregation have been officially announced; the Pope has issued a letter on the Year of the Priest, which begins tomorrow; the embattled editor of the Osservatore Romano has defended himself; Benedict has changed his doctor, while he continues to write his second book on Jesus; and I have spent a wonderful day with my son, Christopher, who just passed through the Eternal City on his way to Russia... (Newsflash June 18/09)
  
  
• What Direction for the Global Economy? - Dr. Robert Moynihan - Pope Benedict XVI is preparing to publish an encyclical which will speak about the global economic crisis. What will he say? (Newsflash June 16/09)
  
  
• The Eucharist in Belarus - Dr. Robert Moynihan - On Sunday, June 14, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz led a procession of some 7,000 to 10,000 people through the streets of Minsk, the capital of Belarus (White Russia). Here are photos of the procession (Newsflash June 15/09)
  
  
• The Procession of the Holy - Dr. Robert Moynihan - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday led a procession for the Feast of Corpus Christi through the streets of Rome. Today, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz led a similar procession of some 10,000 people through the streets of Minsk in Belarus, under a gentle rain. Reflections on the meaning of "becoming the Eucharist" in a secularized age... (Newsflash June 14/09)
  
  
• The Overseer of Justice - Andrew Rabel - Pope Benedict XVI one year ago ago called an American, Archbishop Raymond Burke, to head the Apostolic Signatura, the office which oversees the correct administration of justice in the Church. Here, after one year at his post, Burke discusses his work in Rome, but also the controversial shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe he established in Wisconsin, and President Obama's speech at Notre Dame... (Newsflash June 13/09)
  
  
• The Peacemaker - Dr. Robert Moynihan - Pope Benedict XVI has decided to send one of the staunchest supporters of his liturgical reform in the Roman Curia away from the Eternal City. Why? (Newsflash June 12/09)
  
  
• "A Matter Between My Maker and Myself" - Andrew Rabel - What effect does serving as a diplomat in the city of Rome, at the Holy See, have on a diplomat? Sometimes, a very spiritual one... (an interview with Ambassador Tim Fischer) (Newsflash June 4/09)
  
  
• True and False Reason: Obama's Choice - Dr. Robert Moynihan - US President Barack Obama called for "common ground" with regard to abortion during his commencement address at Notre Dame University on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Many in the press — even in Rome — immediately applauded his words as the epitome of "reason." But were his words truly reasonable? (Newsflash May 19/09)
  

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