A Commentary On The Lenten Message Of The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI Yet again this year we have the joy of meditating on the Lenten message of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, with you. Once more, the Holy Father reminds us, as he did at the start of his Pontificate with his encyclical […]
We are now in Eastertime which has followed an intense Lenten journey that was filled with emotion for Catholics all over the world due to Pope Benedict’s retirement and the election of a new Holy Father. Now, as we celebrate the Easter season, our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, is already loved by Catholics and […]
Just a short distance from St Peter’s tomb in the Vatican Necropolis, the Mausoleum of the Julii family, dated to the third century, is located. The mausoleum was constructed by Iulia Palatina e Maximus for their baby, Iulius Tarpeianus, who died at two years of age. The mausoleum’s ceiling was decorated by a splendid mosaic […]