“A former plumber’s apprentice from Wisconsin who, in 4 decades as an official Latinist of the Vatican, dreamed in Latin, cursed in Latin, banked in Latin and ultimately tweeted in Latin, died on Christmas Day at a nursing home in Milwaukee. He was LXXXI.”
WATCH: St. Peter's Square was eerily empty on Christmas Day as Pope Francis delivered his traditional ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (to the city and the world) message virtually from a lectern inside the Vatican
ICYMI: St. Peter's Square was eerily empty on Christmas Day as Pope Francis delivered his traditional ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (to the city and the world) message virtually from a lectern inside the Vatican
WATCH: Pope Francis delivered his Christmas message virtually from a lectern inside the Vatican instead of from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica before tens of thousands
ICYMI: Pope Francis delivered his Christmas message virtually from a lectern inside the Vatican instead of from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica before tens of thousands
WATCH: St. Peter's Square was eerily empty on Christmas Day as Pope Francis delivered his traditional ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (to the city and the world) message virtually from a lectern inside the Vatican
WATCH: Pope Francis delivered his Christmas message virtually from a lectern inside the Vatican instead of from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica before tens of thousands
"Reginald Foster, a former plumber’s apprentice..who, in 4 decades as an official Latinist of the Vatican, dreamed in Latin, cursed in Latin, banked in Latin & ultimately tweeted in Latin, died on Christmas Day at a nursing home in Milwaukee. He was LXXXI"
~”As official Latinist of the Vatican, Foster dreamed in Latin, cursed in Latin, banked in Latin and ultimately tweeted in Latin, died on Christmas Day at a nursing home in Milwaukee. He was LXXXI.” Brilliant @margalitfox
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Vatican City’s Christmas tree is revealed. Pope Francis says such symbols of Christmas “are signs of hope, especially in this difficult period."
Prayers are powerful. Pope Francis delivers an extraordinary "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing - normally given only at Christmas and Easter - from an empty St. Peter's Square, as a response to the #COVID19 pandemic, at the Vatican | Yara Nardi, @Reuters
#PopeFrancis visits Pope emeritus #BenedictXVI on Friday evening to wish him a Merry Christmas. (Photo: Vatican Media)
Pope Francis uses his traditional Christmas speech to Vatican staff to blast priests who have raped and molested children, demanding they turn themselves in and vowing the Catholic Church will never again cover up such abuse:
BREAKING: Pope orders Vatican monsignor convicted of leaking confidential documents freed in Christmas clemency.
Vatican Christmas tree is lit, adorned with ornaments made by sick children and environmentally friendly lights.
Rock legend Patti Smith to perform at Vatican Christmas concert -
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