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Piazza San Pietro

by on 4 April 2005 in Evangelization, Photos/Graphics, Pope & The Vatican

Some of the pics I took last night at Piazza San Pietro, where thousands of people gathered to pray for the pope. A little girl offered a candle to her “nonno”. Most Italian children affectionately call the Holy Father their nonno (granddad). During the recitation of the rosary. A TV news reporter narrating the events [...]

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The Pope As Migrant

by on 4 April 2005 in Evangelization, Pope & The Vatican

Only those who were touched by the late Pope John Paull II could fully understand how gentle the man was. Yesterday evening I hosted a radio interview with 6 pinoy migrant workers inside the RPV studio in Rome, Italy. Three of them were domestic helpers, two were nuns, and one was a priest. Save for [...]

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A Beautiful Soul Returns to Heaven

by on 3 April 2005 in Evangelization, Pope & The Vatican

Karol Wojtyla, my Karol, the Karol of the Christians, of the Jews, of the Muslims, of the Buddhists, of the atheists, of the gay activists, the Pope John Paul II of the world has returned to heaven. He was officially proclaimed dead on 02 April at 9:37 in the evening, Central European Time. I have [...]

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Mehmet Ali Agca

by on 2 April 2005 in Evangelization, Pope & The Vatican

Would you forgive your own would-be killer? Last night, an Italian news channel aired a recent interview with Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981. Some reports said that after the shooting, John Paul II asked the people to “…pray for my brother (Agca), whom I have [...]

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Season of Silence

by on 1 April 2005 in Evangelization, Pope & The Vatican

I have attended quite a number of celebrations in St. Peter’s Basilica and it was always a joy to see the pope in person. Now it’s an agony just to even look at pics of him grimacing in pain. Pope John Paul II’s pontificate has entered a new phase, which some in the Italian media [...]

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