Inside the Vatican

11/26/2025

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11/19/2025

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11/18/2025

Marquise Immacolata Solaro del Borgo, an Italian noblewoman who tried for half a century to build enduring bridges of understanding between Russia and the West, has passed away in Rome at the age of 95.

    Marquise Immacolata Solaro del Borgo has passed away.    Immacolata, an Italian from an ancient noble Italian family, labored for 50 years to improve relations between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, and between Russia and the West. She died yesterday in Rome at the

11/17/2025

German Vaticanist Paul Badde passed away on November 10, one week ago, in Manoppello, Italy, at the age of 77 after a long illness. He left behind his wife, Ellen, five children, and nine grandchildren.

    German Vaticanist Paul Badde, looking at the original of the image of the Holy Face of Manoppello.    Badde passed away on November 10, one week ago, in Manoppello, Italy, at the age of 77 after a long illness. He left behind his wife,

11/12/2025

My friend Paul Badde died Monday at the age of 77.

    German Vaticanist Paul Badde, looking at the original of the image of the Holy Face of Manoppello. Badde passed away yesterday in Manoppello at the age of 77 after a long illness. He leaves his wife, Ellen, and five children. Below, images of the Holy

11/10/2025

I came to the Holy Land with the memory of many passages of scripture, and of poetry, which I carried with me.

https://youtu.be/DsXlp4trJkk?si=ywjO_vWxJaXj5toa    The Vatican on Monday, in two days, will release a new biography on the life of Pope Leo XIV, entitled "Leo from Chicago."    Above, and also here, are links to a brief trailer introducing the film    Below, the message that was on my d...

10/02/2025

An intimate account of a miracle that made a canonization possible.

Fr. Juan Gutierrez | Photo: hope.lacatholics.org    Letter #68, 2025, Wednesday, October 1: Fr. Juan Gutierrez     An intimate account of a miracle that made a canonization possible.        —RM    Note: If you would like to subscribe to this letter, or

09/23/2025

In Rome, I have met with Becciu many times, for many hours, over the past two years, and have discussed his case with him with great frankness.

    His Eminence Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 77, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, June 27, 2019 (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN) (link)     Letter #66, 2025, Tuesday, September 23: Becciu     The scandalous Vatican "trial of the century" is

07/30/2025

As I write these words, on the early evening in July 29, Pope Leo XIV has entered St. Peter’s Square to greet some 200,000 young people who have come to Rome for the “Jubilee of the Young.”

Photo Grzegorz Galazka | June 4, 2025     Letter #54, 2025, Tuesday, July 29: Who Leo is... and why he needs us     As I write these words, on the early evening in July 29, Pope Leo XIV has entered St. Peter's Square to greet some

06/05/2025

Just as the dangers of expansion of the war in Ukraine seemed to reach a new pitch, Pope Leo XIV, 69, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, 72, had their first phone call ever yesterday, June 4, in the afternoon.

Pope Leo XIV at General Audience June 4, 2025 ( Media)     Letter #52, 2025, Thursday, June 5: The June 4 phone call between Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin     Just as the dangers of expansion of the war in Ukraine seemed to