March 17, 2013
The Tiber River and St. Peter’s dome tonight in Rome, Italy. For more photos taken on this walk from Piazza Navona to the Vatican, see La Strada

The Tiber River and St. Peter’s dome tonight in Rome, Italy.

For more photos taken on this walk from Piazza Navona to the Vatican, see La Strada

10:06pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygUyM7c
(Notes: 12)
  
Filed under: Rome Italy Vatican Piazza Navona 
March 17, 2013
That tiny figure in the window above the piece of cloth is Pope Francis as many of us saw him today. But his image also appeared like a rock star on big screens in St. Peter’s Square, and his voice came through loud and clear.

That tiny figure in the window above the piece of cloth is Pope Francis as many of us saw him today. But his image also appeared like a rock star on big screens in St. Peter’s Square, and his voice came through loud and clear.

9:18pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygUiU_T
(Notes: 5)
  
Filed under: Pope Francis Papa Francesco Rome Italy Vatican Angelus Begoglio 
March 17, 2013
In St. Peter’s Sq, flags frm Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador … For 1st LatAm #Pope

In St. Peter’s Sq, flags frm Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, El Salvador … For 1st LatAm #Pope

11:02am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygSS6B6
(Notes: 10)
  
Filed under: pope 
March 17, 2013
90 mins before #Pope Francis appears St. Peter’s Sq filling up. Many LatAm flags.

90 mins before #Pope Francis appears St. Peter’s Sq filling up. Many LatAm flags.

10:40am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygSPYTF
(Notes: 21)
  
Filed under: pope 
March 17, 2013
Shredded poster of #Pope Francis stuck in door near Vatican. Oddly disturbing image.

Shredded poster of #Pope Francis stuck in door near Vatican. Oddly disturbing image.

7:37am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygS0xT1
(Notes: 3)
  
Filed under: pope 
March 17, 2013
Cops and crowds gathering outside St. Peter’s hours before angelus w/ #Pope

Cops and crowds gathering outside St. Peter’s hours before angelus w/ #Pope

7:32am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygR-whC
(Notes: 7)
  
Filed under: pope 
March 17, 2013
Via Della Conciliazone completely closed. Will be packed for new #pope in 5 hrs

Via Della Conciliazone completely closed. Will be packed for new #pope in 5 hrs

6:52am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygRu1Zv
(Notes: 5)
  
Filed under: pope 
March 17, 2013
Cops are clearing everyone out of St Peter’s Square. Expect huge crowds for new #pope

Cops are clearing everyone out of St Peter’s Square. Expect huge crowds for new #pope

6:52am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygRt-5s
(Notes: 11)
  
Filed under: pope 
March 16, 2013
Pope addresses press. Charming. Funny. Magnetic. Much potential if only… #conclave

Pope addresses press. Charming. Funny. Magnetic. Much potential if only… #conclave

11:31am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygNMjWW
(Notes: 6)
  
Filed under: conclave 
March 16, 2013
A nun on her way to open a shop on Borgo Pio near St. Peter’s at sunrise this morning. For more in this series see La Strada: http://lastrada.blogspot.it/2013/03/sunrise-at-st-peter-in-rome-this.html?spref=tw

A nun on her way to open a shop on Borgo Pio near St. Peter’s at sunrise this morning.
For more in this series see La Strada:
http://lastrada.blogspot.it/2013/03/sunrise-at-st-peter-in-rome-this.html?spref=tw

8:43am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygN5CTd
(Notes: 16)
  
Filed under: Rome italy vatican sunrise nun borgo pio st peter's 
March 16, 2013
360-degree sunrise at St. Peter’s this morning

360-degree sunrise at St. Peter’s this morning

8:38am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygN4e5k
(Notes: 30)
  
Filed under: Rome italy vatican sunrise dawn 360 degrees 
March 16, 2013
St. Peter’s at dawn

St. Peter’s at dawn

7:17am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygMvP-p
(Notes: 8)
  
Filed under: Vatican st peter's dawn rome italy 
March 16, 2013
A gorgeous dawn at St. Peter’s this morning. #conclave

A gorgeous dawn at St. Peter’s this morning. #conclave

6:49am  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygMqWXG
(Notes: 7)
  
Filed under: conclave 
March 15, 2013
After #conclave: Argentine flag joins other souvenirs at gift shops near Vatican

After #conclave: Argentine flag joins other souvenirs at gift shops near Vatican

2:45pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygJ6eMv
(Notes: 3)
  
Filed under: conclave 
March 15, 2013
See no evil? The plaque on the wall of this building tells us that entire families of Roman Jews wre held here in October 1943 before deportation to the Nazi death camps. Of 1000 people, only 16 survived. At the end of the street, 3 minutes away, you can see the arch in the wall of the Vatican, where bishops and cardinals may have anguished but did not act: a persistent pattern. The Daily Beast: What Did You Do in the Dirty War, Papa?, 15 March 2013 Questions persists about how newly named Pope Francis behaved in Argentina’s civil war. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/15/argentina-s-dirty-war-casts-a-pall-over-bergoglio.html

See no evil? The plaque on the wall of this building tells us that entire families of Roman Jews wre held here in October 1943 before deportation to the Nazi death camps. Of 1000 people, only 16 survived. At the end of the street, 3 minutes away, you can see the arch in the wall of the Vatican, where bishops and cardinals may have anguished but did not act: a persistent pattern.

The Daily Beast: What Did You Do in the Dirty War, Papa?, 15 March 2013
Questions persists about how newly named Pope Francis behaved in Argentina’s civil war.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/15/argentina-s-dirty-war-casts-a-pall-over-bergoglio.html

12:44pm  |   URL: http://tmblr.co/ZIs7OygIt-se
(Notes: 14)
  
Filed under: Vatican Jews Death camps holocaust 1943 Rome Italy 
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