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Working and living in and around Rome and the Vatican for 20 years. Met the last four popes. Recently on ABC, BBC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FoxNews, NewsMax, NewsNation.

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These are the empty seats 22 minutes before the biggest Papal Mass of the year begins in Saint Peter's Basilica. It's not about people not wanting to come but rather not able to pick up tickets or get in because the lines are so unorganized.

These are the empty seats 22 minutes before the biggest Papal Mass of the year begins in Saint Peter's Basilica. It's not about people not wanting to come but rather not able to pick up tickets or get in because the lines are so unorganized.

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Rome is full. Stay home. This is the line for Saint Peter’s Basilica at 7 AM today. The last few months have been getting more and more crowded. Each day busier than I’ve experienced in twenty years. I imagine it will somehow continue to get worse until the end of 2025.

Rome is full. Stay home. This is the line for Saint Peter’s Basilica at 7 AM today. The last few months have been getting more and more crowded. Each day busier than I’ve experienced in twenty years. I imagine it will somehow continue to get worse until the end of 2025.

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The chimney is up! And while we continue to pray for Pope Francis and for the Cardinals, it’s so exciting to see Church tradition unfold in real time!

The chimney is up! And while we continue to pray for Pope Francis and for the Cardinals, it’s so exciting to see Church tradition unfold in real time!

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Vatican messed up. Very white smoke after the black and then the noon bells ring.

Vatican messed up. Very white smoke after the black and then the noon bells ring.

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This is how they ring in the New Year in Jerusalem, not with fireworks, but with the bells from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

This is how they ring in the New Year in Jerusalem, not with fireworks, but with the bells from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

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88,192 views • 8 months ago

Maybe this has happened before, but I can’t recall any of the previous popes *walking* the Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession from Saint John Lateran to Santa Maria Maggiore. It’s really beautiful to see. It’s only about a mile, but it’s currently around 90° F / 31° C, and Pope Leo is carrying the monstrance. It would be perfectly acceptable to use one of the modified vehicles popes previously used in the past. This really made it hit me that the last time we had a pope in his 60s was in 1989 🩵 Video Vatican Media

Maybe this has happened before, but I can’t recall any of the previous popes walking the Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession from Saint John Lateran to Santa Maria Maggiore. It’s really beautiful to see. It’s only about a mile, but it’s currently around 90° F / 31° C, and Pope Leo is carrying the monstrance. It would be perfectly acceptable to use one of the modified vehicles popes previously used in the past. This really made it hit me that the last time we had a pope in his 60s was in 1989 🩵 Video Vatican Media

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141,800 views • 1 year ago

Do you know the connection between the obelisk in Saint Peter’s Square and Palm Sunday?

Do you know the connection between the obelisk in Saint Peter’s Square and Palm Sunday?

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48,104 views • 5 months ago

Conclave 2025: Step one… Before the conclave can begin, the Sistine Chapel gets a thorough cleaning. 🎥 me, a few months ago

Conclave 2025: Step one… Before the conclave can begin, the Sistine Chapel gets a thorough cleaning. 🎥 me, a few months ago

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82,028 views • 1 year ago

Maybe some of you knew this, I did not. Gammarelli is out and Mancinelli on Borgo Pio is in! They will be making the white cassocks for the Conclave. Mancinelli made cassocks for the last three popes and was then asked to make the small, medium, and large white cassocks that will be in the Room of Tears when the new pope is elected. What an honor this must be! Apparently he’s already done some interviews, so this isn’t a scoop, but it’s news to me and probably most of you too. 😂

Maybe some of you knew this, I did not. Gammarelli is out and Mancinelli on Borgo Pio is in! They will be making the white cassocks for the Conclave. Mancinelli made cassocks for the last three popes and was then asked to make the small, medium, and large white cassocks that will be in the Room of Tears when the new pope is elected. What an honor this must be! Apparently he’s already done some interviews, so this isn’t a scoop, but it’s news to me and probably most of you too. 😂

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58,719 views • 1 year ago

Wow! Traditional Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict in Switzerland attended by Swiss Guard. Beautiful.

Wow! Traditional Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict in Switzerland attended by Swiss Guard. Beautiful.

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55,965 views • 3 years ago

This never gets old.

This never gets old.

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24,748 views • 1 year ago

The funeral of Jesus at the Holy Sepulcher last night. It was the most chaotic event I’ve ever experienced.

The funeral of Jesus at the Holy Sepulcher last night. It was the most chaotic event I’ve ever experienced.

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22,539 views • 1 year ago

For some relics, one needs to ring a bell, knock on a door, or use a secret password/handshake. To venerate the tomb of Saint Catherine, one must walk up to the main altar, go behind it, and then crawl below it. Formerly open only on her feast, it’s been open daily for months.

For some relics, one needs to ring a bell, knock on a door, or use a secret password/handshake. To venerate the tomb of Saint Catherine, one must walk up to the main altar, go behind it, and then crawl below it. Formerly open only on her feast, it’s been open daily for months.

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40,012 views • 3 years ago

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