The Conclave: Why Rome?
Join Fr. Dave on a video tour of Rome that answers your conclave questions: Why does the papal conclave happen in Rome? Why does one person head the Catholic Church? and, what is the role of prayer in all of this?
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Busted at the Beatification
Busted Halo®‘s Fr. Dave Dwyer, CSP, was in Rome this past weekend for the beatification of Blessed John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica. In…
When was Vatican City created? Who was the first Pope to live there?
Some definitions to start: “The Vatican” is the 108 acre plot of land in Rome, West of the Tiber River. “The Papacy” is the office…
What is a pope?
The word pope is an English adaptation of the Latin word “papa” (a child’s affectionate word for father). From the third to the fifth centuries…
