Tag: Rome
Churches of Rome Website
I received a message a while back from Ralph Conde who is working on a website http://www.churches-of-rome.info. He has visited about 80 of the churches in…
Rome – Fellow Pilgrims
Over the last 46 posts I have shown some of the wonderful things our group saw while in Italy. We were 9 days on the ground…
Rome – Some Scenes from the Street
Well, we’ve visited many of the true wonders in Rome. Now, we’ll visit some of the other places I passed by along the way. …
Rome – Three Other Beautiful Churches
We visited other churches in Rome that may not be as well know as the major basilicas, but are absolutely beautiful. In this post, I’ll…
Rome – The Pantheon
The Pantheon from the Greek word Pantheion, (“pan” meaning “all” and “theion” meaning “of or sacred to a god”, thus meaning “[temple] of every god”)…
Rome – Santa Maria sopra Minerva
The church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva is just behind the Pantheon. Its most distinguishing feature from the outside is a statue of an elephant…
Rome – Basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura
Here we are at the 4th and last of the major basilicas in Rome, Basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura, or The Basilica of St. Paul…
Rome – Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Saint Mary Major) is the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome and it is because of its size…
Rome – Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
After our general audience with Pope Francis, we were just getting started. We had a very full afternoon and evening ahead. Next stop, Basilica di…
Vatican City – Audience with Pope Francis
We woke up early Wednesday morning (about 5:30) so we could get to St. Peter’s Piazza for the General Audience with Pope Francis. After a…