Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Apocalypse 21:10-14,22-23; John 14:23-29 Paul and Barabas had come to support the apostles in their work to spread the Good News in Iconeum, in today’s Turkey. The people…
The Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Saint Mary Major) is the fourth of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome that the group from Bamberg visits.This basilica is the largest…
The square around the Lateran Palace is amazing: the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, the Basilica of St John Lateran, the Porta Santa, the Scala Santa and the…
The Basilica of St John Lateran or St Giovanni in Laterano is the third of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome that the group from Bamberg visits.It is one of…
St Philip Neri CO, an Italian Catholic priest who lived in the 16th century is said to have been a promoter of a spiritual mission for all and a call…
The Basilica of St Sebastian - the first stop in Rome. There are four different groups of pilgrims participating in the same pilgrimage and this is the first time they…
Within only a couple of days the cardinals chose the new pope: Robert Francis Prevost.We learned that he was US American and that he chose the name Leo XIV. Since…
For several weeks we were praying for Pope Francis as he was seriously ill. Given his age, his health and the huge responsibility that was certainly burdening him, we knew…
