Courtney Mares
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Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency @cnalive & @EWTNews . Author of “Blessed Carlo Acutis: A Saint in Sneakers”:
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Our plane is sitting on the runway at Chicago O’Hare right now while everyone’s phones receive multiple tornado warnings.
Captain announced that air traffic control and ground control have evacuated.
Plane is shaking as it is blown back and forth by the wind
@AmericanAir
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Tens of thousands of people praise the Lord in Eucharistic adoration in an NFL stadium at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.
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Jesus said to his disciples:
"I have come to set the world on fire,
and how I wish it were already blazing!”
Tonight in Lourdes:
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So many priests and bishops took part in the final Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress that the procession took 25 minutes for them to all enter the NFL stadium.
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There is a stunning sunset over Assisi after the beatification of Carlo Acutis.
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Happy feast of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. 🎶 🙏
Here is Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus performed live in the Basilica of Santa Cecilia in Rome. Enjoy the beauty!
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White rose petals fall from the ceiling of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome to mark today’s anniversary of a 4th century Marian miracle — snow in Rome in August!
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Stations of the Cross in a torchlit Colosseum on the night of Good Friday
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Celebrations have already begun in Italy for the 750th anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas’ death on March 7, 1274.
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Only in Italy! 🇮🇹
Padre Pio and Jesus adorn the back of a semi-truck
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Crowds cheer as more than 1,000 priests pass by in the Eucharistic procession through the streets of Indianapolis for the National Eucharistic Congress.
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The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra plays Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus” after Communion at the closing Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress.
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Today I learned that this is the face I make right after talking to the pope!
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There has been a lot of lightning. Plane is still rocking back and forth
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We have a full moon tonight for Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum!
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Palm Sunday procession of hundreds of priests, cardinals, bishops, and lay people through St Peter’s Square.
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It looks like the worst is over now. 🙏 Thank you for your prayers!!!
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"After the Holy Eucharist, the Rosary is the most powerful weapon to fight the devil." Venerable Carlo Acutis
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Rosary procession in St. Peter’s Square on the eve of Pentecost
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Happy Pentecost from St. Mary Major Basilica. Veni Sancte Spiritus! 🔥 🕊
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Candlelight Rosary procession in St. Peter’s Square on the feast of the Holy Rosary
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Catholics pray the rosary in St Peter’s Basilica following the death Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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Biggest crowd yet at the National Eucharistic Congress on Saturday night
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Lourdes on the vigil of the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Assumption into Heaven 🎵
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I regret to inform you that Italy has now closed all museums and archeological sites in the country until April 3.
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Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
Easter hymns of joy from the Vatican:
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Adoration is absolutely packed all day here at the National Eucharistic Congress.
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Images of Carlo Acutis are everywhere you turn in Assisi this weekend 🙏👨🏻💻🎮
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Andrea Bocelli sings Ave Maria in St. Peter’s Square. Absolutely beautiful!
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Prayer vigil for peace in Ukraine at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Rome
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Stations of the Cross inside the Colosseum on Good Friday
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US bishops in Rome sing “Faith of our Fathers” surrounded by the tombs of past popes in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Veneration of the Holy Cross in St. Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday
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I gave my husband a haircut today for the first time. 💇🏻♂️
Let’s just say he is lucky that we are not allowed to leave the house for a few weeks. 🤣🤭🤷🏻♀️
#quarantinelife
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More than 1,800 priests are in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning to renew the promises made at their ordinations at Pope Francis’ Holy Thursday chrism Mass.
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Yesterday, I thought seeing the Colosseum without tourists was surreal. Today I wrote an article about the cancellation of Catholic Masses in Rome. This is crazy.
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Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. ❤️
It’s day 3 of the World Meeting of Families at the Vatican.
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In Assisi everyone is eagerly awaiting the beatification of Carlo Acutis tomorrow 🙏
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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrive at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace for their audience with Pope Francis today.
As a Catholic queen, Queen Mathilde has the “privilège du blanc” and can wear white during a private papal audience rather than the usual black.
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Budapest’s Chain Bridge is one of many world landmarks illuminated red tonight in solidarity with the 245 million persecuted Christians around the world.
#RedWednesday
#ICCP_Budapest
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You can find the relic of St Thomas Aquinas’ skull in the Italian town of Priverno about one hour south of Rome.
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Pope Francis began the feast of the Immaculate Conception by bringing white flowers to Our Lady at 6:15 am by the Spanish Steps. 🙏
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The nativity scene in St. Peter’s Basilica this year. 🙏🇻🇦
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Happy Pentecost! 🔥🔥🔥Day 2 of our
#ChartresPilgrimage
has begun!
More than 14,000 pilgrims from around the world are walking from Paris to Chartres this weekend for
#Pentecost
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Pope Francis presides over a prayer vigil at the Vatican for peace in the Holy Land.
The pope has called everyone to pray and fast for peace today.
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Such a beautiful Roman tradition!
A firefighter scales a tall ladder at dawn to pay tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary near the Spanish Steps.
Wishing you a blessed Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception! 💙🙏
Ventisette metri percorsi tutti d'un fiato ripresi dai nostri droni.
È il tradizionale omaggio dei
#vigilidelfuoco
nel giorno dell’
#Immacolata
Concezione, in piazza di Spagna a
#Roma
#8dicembre
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Mass in Mongolia gives us the rare opportunity to hear Pope Francis offer Mass in English
#PopeInMongolia
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Please pray for Fr. Matthew Dajo. 🙏 Police are negotiating with his kidnappers today for his release.
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Banners of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Joseph adorn St. Peter’s Basilica for Holy Week 🙏
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The crowd in St Peter’s Basilica is waiting in eager anticipation of Pope Francis’ consecration of the world, especially Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
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“Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you ... I have tasted you, now I hunger and thirst for more. You touched me, and I burned for your peace.”
Happy feast of St. Augustine from the Vatican! 🙏
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Today’s sunset at St. Peter’s Square.
I cannot wait until we are allowed to go back inside of the basilica again! 🇻🇦
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The suppression of private Masses went into force today.
St Peter’s was so quiet without the usual murmur of prayers offered to God in the upper side chapel Masses.
The basilica appeared more like a museum.
8 people at official 8:30 Mass hidden in a chapel behind a curtain
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☘️Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️
Fun fact: The Vatican has an Irish chapel in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica with Celtic crosses and a green and gold mosaic. 💚🇻🇦
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On the Solemnity of the Assumption, the Archbishop of Seoul will consecrate the Diocese of Pyongyang to Our Lady of Fatima. 🙏
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The crowd sings the Salve Regina after praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary ahead of the funeral Mass for Benedict XVI.
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Perhaps Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” was not the best song choice for a concert to kick off the Catholic World Meeting of Families …
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Praying for the protection of unborn life on the anniversary of Roe v Wade.
St. Joseph, pray for us. 🙏 🇻🇦 🇺🇸
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Happy anniversary of the dedication of St. Peter’s Basilica from St. Peter’s Basilica! 🙏
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Prayers offered for Ukraine tonight at a Byzantine rite Catholic Church in Rome that dates back to the 9th century.
The church holds a copy of the Marian Icon of Our Lady of Zyrowice.
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Corpus Christi procession in Malawi
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Cardinal-elect Stephen Chow, the bishop of Hong Kong, explains why Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia is so meaningful to Asian Catholics on the “peripheries.”
#PopeInMongolia
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Handel’s Messiah under the magnificent frescoes in Rome’s Church of St. Ignatius
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Happy feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe from the chapel in Rome where he said his first Mass! 🙏💙
#Immaculata
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“Free us from war, protect our world from the menace of nuclear weapons,” Pope Francis prays in an act of consecration before Our Lady of Fatima.
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Wishing you a blessed Easter from the Vatican! He is Risen! Alleluia
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Cardinals and bishops walk in the Eucharistic procession along Rome’s Via Merulana following the historic route Pope Gregory XIII created for religious processions between the Lateran basilica and St. Mary Major for the Jubilee of 1575.
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Good luck to all the runners in the Rome marathon today! 🏃🏻♀️🇮🇹
Fun fact: The Vatican gives a prize to the last person to cross the finish line.
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A view of St. Peter’s Basilica from Rome’s Villa Borghese gardens 🍂
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Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter’s Square in a wheelchair for Palm Sunday Mass
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“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his mercy endures forever.”
Happy Thanksgiving from the Vatican!
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Swiss Guards solemnly ascend the stairs of the Apostolic Palace on their way to welcome the King and Queen of Belgium to the Vatican.
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Made a small pilgrimage over the weekend to the site of St. Paul’s martyrdom in Rome.
St. Paul, pray for us. 🙏 🌍
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A beautiful detail on a Catholic church in Bethlehem.
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Wishing you a blessed feast of Saints Peter and Paul from St. Peter’s Basilica
Holy Apostles, pray for us!
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Rome’s churches are illuminated with candles on the night of Holy Thursday.
This is the altar of repose in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
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Celebrating the Church’s first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly with some of my favorite sisters ♥️
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That moment when you realize that you are twinning with Carlo Acutis 😂
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At the beginning of the Easter Vigil at the Vatican, only the light of the saints illuminates the basilica.
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Holy Week at the Vatican has begun!
For the first time in more than two years, Mass is finally being offered again in St. Peter’s Square. 🕊
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Update on baby Indi Gregory: Disconnection from life support postponed until Court of Appeal hears her case on Friday
Italians are still working behind the scenes to try to get her to a Vatican hospital for treatment
#IndiGregory
tutto rinviato. Domani ore 12.00 udienza in Court of Appeal. Nel frattempo attivate dall'Italia le procedure ex artt. 9 e 32 della Convenzione dell'Aja. I genitori di Indi ancora ringraziano di cuore l'Italia per quello che sta facendo. La speranza divampa 🙏🙏🙏
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