POPE WEEK COMES TO A CLOSE — Last week The Note set aside a special place for daily insight and analysis of the Holy Father’s trip to the United States. With Pope Francis now back at the Vatican after a whirlwind trip to Washington, DC, New York and Philadelphia, Father Michael A. Russo, an expert on … Continue reading
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9/25 NYC: Pope in the “Big Apple”
POPE IN THE “BIG APPLE” — All week long The Note has set aside a special place for daily insight and analysis of the Holy Father’s trip to the United States. Father Michael A. Russo, an expert on the papacy who is serving this week as a media consultant for the U.S. Conference of Catholic … Continue reading
9/24 WDC: Pope on the Hill
POPE ON THE HILL — The Note is setting aside a special place for daily insight and analysis of the Holy Father’s trip. As our guide, we’ve enlisted the help of Father Michael A. Russo, an expert on the papacy who is serving this week as a media consultant for the U.S. Conference of Catholic … Continue reading
9/23 WDC: The Pope & the President
THE POPE & THE PRESIDENT — The Note is setting aside a special place for daily insight and analysis of the Holy Father’s trip. As our guide, we’ve enlisted the help of Father Michael A. Russo, an expert on the papacy who is serving this week as a media consultant for the U.S. Conference of … Continue reading
9/22 WDC: Pope Francis Touches Down
Covering the Pope — Pope Francis will arrive at Andrews Air Force Base today (Tuesday) at 4PM EDT. Washington D.C. its citizens, the media and security are in full evidence this morning. So what have you been doing to prepared for this moment? Continue reading
The Pope in the Press/Media
As I write this entry to “The Francis Factor,” the World Meeting of Families posts on their countdown time clock that we are 12 Days, 23 Hours, and 59 Minutes away from the start of the activities in Philadelphia. The pope will leave Rome for Havana on September 19th, and presently we are in the … Continue reading
“Pope Francis & the People,” ABC News
Pope Francis’s “Virtual Audience” on ABC News World News Tonight with David Muir and 20/20 mark the beginning of the media coverage of the pope’s apostolic journey to the United States. Via satellite the pope spoke directly to church communities in Los Angeles, Chicago and McAllen, Texas. Continue reading
Preview: “Pope in Three Cities” update 9/9/15
Pope Francis’s travel schedule to Cuba, the United States and the visit to the United Nations has gone live on the Vatican Website. Continue reading
Junipero Serra: Sainthood & Legacy
“Would to God, my brethren, that I had a whole forest of such junipers.” Francis of Assisi, “The Little Flowers” As a priest, I have a very practical relationship to Father Junipero Serra, since week by week, I preside and pray with my fellow Catholics at Mass — in the very churches, and the local … Continue reading
Pope Francis: “Parish-Priest of the World”
In January of 2015, I was in Rome with my students, and as part of our course, I interviewed Archbishop David Moxon, who told us: “Pope Francis has become the parish-priest of the world.” Moxon, a New Zealander, is the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy See. Continue reading
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