May 7, 2013, Tuesday -- On the Death of Giulio Andreotti Giulio Andreotti passed away quietly yesterday in Rome at the age of 94. He was arguably the single most important Italian statesman of the last 60 years. He was a man of brilliant intelligence, profound culture, great learning, and shrewd political pragmatism. He was a [...]
May 3, 2013, Friday -- Second Photo of Two Popes A second photo of the "two Popes" from May 2, the day of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI's return to the Vatican, has emerged. The photo depicts Benedict, 86, with Pope Francis, 76, in prayer in the chapel at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican gardens, [...]
May 2, 2013, Thursday -- "Here one can work well" When Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, 86, came back to the Vatican today, expected video of the event was not released. This lead some observers to speculate that Benedict might not be in good physical health and that the Vatican did not want to reveal that. But [...]
May 2, 2013, Thursday -- "Above all in prayer" Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, 86, has returned to Vatican City two months after renouncing the papacy on February 28. So, for the first time in history, two Popes will be living at the same time in the Vatican, one (Benedict) retired, the other (Francis) elected on March [...]
