Colm Flynn
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Vatican Correspondent for @EWTNews 🇻🇦 Also heard on BBC World Service & RTÉ for special programming and features. Podcast in link below:
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"I think he said, I hate you Conan O'Brien!"... Just after Pope Francis met with over 100 comedians at the Vatican this morning, I asked
@ConanOBrien
about the special audience. 😂
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For the past 20 years I've received a Valentines card from the same secret admirer. So I was pretty upset when I didn't get one this year. First my granny dies and now this.
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A dude with an electric guitar and an amp plays ‘We Are The Champions’ on his rooftop across Piazza Navona!
#Euro2020Final
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Here is the moment Tammy Peterson officially entered the Catholic Church during the Easter vigil Mass last night. Her husband Jordan Peterson sat by her side for the two-hour vigil in Toronto's Holy Rosary Church. After, Jordan asked her if she felt like she had come home to
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The moment I asked Jordan Peterson how his wife Tammy's new Catholic faith has affected them as a couple.
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Jimmy Fallon and Chris Rock making Pope Francis laugh after their private audience at the Vatican this morning.
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Here's a beautiful story of an Irish postman called Mike Sheehan, who cycled up to 30 miles a day for 42 years delivering post around Goleen in West Cork. While other postmen opted for cars and motorbikes because of the steep mountainous terrain, Mike never changed. His son
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On the eve of the feast of ‘Virgen del Carmen’, as the sun sets and the band plays, a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is processed from the Vatican to the Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo.
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VATICAN: Pope Francis welcomes Celtic Football Club from Glasgow at the Vatican today, and spoke about the 'valued legacy' of Celtic and how it was originally established to help fight poverty. "I pray that you will continue to remember and bear witness to everything that makes
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Half a million young people from all over the world praying the Our Father together with Pope Francis here in Lisbon.
#WorldYouthDay
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I slipped outside the church when the Pope was speaking to meet some of the locals. I thought I was about to get in trouble when an army man approached me but then he offered me tea.
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I met this Jewish man on the street. “Are you Jewish?, he asked me. “No I’m Catholic”, I responded. “We are brothers”, he said. “Please pray for peace in Jerusalem.”
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My dad told my mam he was building a work shed… then he went and built a bar and mini nightclub. Needless to say, she isn’t impressed.
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Jordan Peterson speaking about the power of the cross and the Easter message. ✝️ We spoke at Holy Rosary Church in Toronto just before his wife Tammy formally entered the Catholic Church. Here is my chat with
@jordanbpeterson
for
@EWTNNewsInDepth
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THIS MAN NEARLY HAS A HEART ATTACK WHEN IRELAND GETS THROUGH TO THE EUROVISION FINAL! 😂🇮🇪😂 Video Credit: RTÉ's Derek Mooney!
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Some skeptics said young people wouldn’t come to Lisbon for World Youth Day to celebrate their Catholic faith…..
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After dancing for Pope Francis outside the place where he will stay while in Mongolia, these two girls were so proud to show off the rosary beads given to them by the Pope. They couldn't stop smiling.
#PopeInMongolia
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This is the Catholic Church in Africa! Vibrant, strong, and growing. No longer in the hands of missionaries but handed over to the local people. And the numbers are booming - 256 million Catholics across the continent.
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Stunning fireworks over Rome’s historic Castel Sant Angelo for the fest day of St. Peter and St. Paul.
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"Young people don't want an uncertain trumpet. They want something clear. We've dumbed down the faith too much for too long in order to be relevant... It's tougher being a young person now. We need Christ more than ever."
@BishopBarron
speaking to me at this year's World Youth
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"I want to meet the Pope. He's the representative of Jesus in the world." It's reported that China forbid its Catholic bishops and faithful from attending Pope 's visit to Mongolia... and many of the Chinese Catholics we met today were covering their faces in fear. But one young
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Did you know the Vatican has an astronomer? Br. Guy Consolmagno has a Masters and Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences, and lectured at Harvard and MIT. Here is his response when I asked him how a man of science could also be a man of God:
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Rest In Peace Sinéad O'Connor, who died today at the young age of 56... I love this live performance she did of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' - watch out for the beautiful smile to camera at the end.
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15 years travelling the globe covering stories... and I can tell you, nuns are the unsung heroes of this world! Wherever there are those suffering and forgotten by society, there are the sisters caring for them. Like here in this home for disabled women in Mongolia.
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Who did it best?
@jimmyfallon
@chrisrock
@StephenAtHome
@ConanOBrien
Whoopi Goldberg or
@JimGaffigan
& kids?
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Disguising their faces, a number of a Chinese Catholics stand in the crowd to greet Pope Francis here in Mongolia. They are taking a big risk having travelled here for this papal event after China forbid it.
#PopeInMongolia
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Tammy Peterson described coming into the Catholic Church as feeling “at home.” Here is the moment during the Easter Vigil Mass in Toronto's Holy Rosary Church, that Tammy was confirmed by Fr. Peter Turrone..
@Tammy1Peterson
@jordanbpeterson
@EWTNNewsInDepth
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Pope Francis speaking on the flight back from his historic trip to Iraq. His face says it all. 🇮🇶 🇻🇦
#PopeInIraq
#PopeFrancisInIraq
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The Pope waves goodbye to 1.5million young people in Lisbon, telling them to bring their light, hope and joy out into the world. 📸 Vatican Media
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“When you make someone smile, you make God smile.” Pope Francis tells the comedians gathered at the Vatican this morning.
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The celebrations continue in Rome as the Italians invade the fountains of Piazza Navona.
#Euro2020Final
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Millions of Catholics gather in Uganda to celebrate Mass on the anniversary of their 'Martyr's Day.' -Remembering 45 men who were killed because of their faith between 1885 - 1887. Many of the pilgrims have been walking for days and weeks to get to the event today.
@EWTNews
drone
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And for my Irish friends...
@PatricKielty
@Tommedian
and
@ardalsfolly
greeting the Pope this morning.
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Just got into a taxi at Rome Ciampino airport.“Where are you going?” “Borgo Pio”, I tell him, which is in the city centre. “It will be €47”. “But the flat fee is €31?” “No it’s past midnight” “It’s 9:45pm?” “Ok…” If you’re travelling to Rome be warned. Every. Single. Time.
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"You have a precious gift for humour which should never be used to mock or offend others.".. My short
@EWTNews
report about Pope Francis' private audience with comedians at the Vatican this morning.
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Is this the best landlord in New York? Mario Salerno tells his 200 tenants that they don't have to pay rent for April!
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Makes me smile every time I walk past him here in Rome! We love you Johnny! ☘️ 🇮🇪
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I remember being in studio when Christy Dignam and the
@rte_co
recorded this stunning cover of 'Nothing Rhymed' for 'Big Music Week'. I was moved then listening to it, and still am today. My thoughts are with him and his family as he receives end-of-life care. ❤️
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The beautiful Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican is illuminated. It represents peace, hope and joy.
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On the papal flight this morning I had the privilege of spending a moment with Pope Francis where I told him about traveling to his home country of Argentina to interview some of his family members.
#PopeInIraq
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Tammy Peterson was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and given just 10 months to live. A friend introduced her to the Rosary and she started to pray.
Incredibly, now she is cancer-free and shares her inspiring story with me.
@EWTNews
@Tammy1Peterson
@jordanbpeterson
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Two years ago the "discovery of mass graves" at the sites of former residential schools in Canada made front page news all around the world. The story spread like wildfire and was carried as fact in many outlets. The Pope was forced to apologies... Now, after a number of
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One of the youngest attendees at Pope Francis' closing Mass of his papal trip to Mongolia.
#PopeInMongolia
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I've just spoken to his household, and can confirm the sad news of the passing of Cardinal George Pell at the age of 81. May he rest in peace.
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And now, Pope Francis celebrates Mass with an estimated 2.5k people here at the Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar.
#PopeInMongolia
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Traditional Mongolian dancers perform to welcome Pope Francis at the presidential palace.
#PopeInMongolia
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It was a pleasure to sit down with
@EvaVlaar
here in Rome to talk about where her passion for activism comes from. We also talked about some of the controversial issues she believes are destroying her country of the Netherlands... And why, one year ago, she decided to join the
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Officials are estimating 1.5 million young people gathered in Tejo Park for a Saturday night vigil with Pope Francis. This video was taken a few hours before when they were still streaming in.
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Boss: Try something different for your opening script to camera.
Me: Hold my beer.
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Pope Francis mentions China publicly for the first time on his trip to Mongolia. Speaking off script at the end of his final Mass, he says:
“These two brothers bishop are the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong and the bishop of Hong Kong. I want to take advantage of their presence to
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The Iraqi sun is shining brightly down on us as we board the papal flight bound for Roma. What a beautiful spirit we have seen in the Iraqi people and their country. Thank you so much. x🇻🇦 🇮🇶
#PopeFrancisInIraq
#PopeInIraq
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Here's something you don't see every day, Spider-Man meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican!
The man inside the costume is Mattia Villardita, a 28-year-old Italian Catholic who visits sick children in hospitals across Italy to try and bring them joy and happiness. 📷: Vatican Media
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Nuns from Madagascar relax after a long day with some gelato on Borgo Pio next to the Vatican. 🇻🇦
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A historic meeting
Between Pope Francis and Muslim leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
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A beautiful evening with my parents in the Vatican gardens for a special rosary with Pope Francis.
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The kindness and warmth of the Iraqi people we met just never ended. Before getting off the bus at the airport, our cameraman Alexey admired the driver’s ring. In return, he took it off and tried to gift it to him. ❤️ 🇮🇶
#PopeInIraq
#PopeFrancisInIraq
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The incredible story of Mons. Hugh O'Flaherty, the Irish Vatican priest who saved over 6,500 Jews from the Nazis during WWII.
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This morning at the Vatican, just before being sworn in, the 34 newest members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard attended Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. The swearing in ceremony takes place on May 6th to commemorate the 147 guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack
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Did you know that in Uganda there is a day where millions of people walk to the capital to celebrate Mass at a shrine to 45 'Ugandan Martyrs' who died for their faith 140 years ago. Here's my report from Kampala, Uganda.
@EWTNews
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In Stratford, CT, Fr. Peter Adamski has installed a 24/7 Eucharistic adoration through his porch window. People can pull up in their cars, or stop while walking by, and kneel to pray in adoration for a moment.
#Catholic
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I’ve never seen the queues for St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican as long as this!
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Lovely to receive a public sms announcement from the Mongolian phone company as the Pope lands in the country. Sent to all phones on the network.
#PopeInMongolia
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For the first time
@MeLlamoTrevor
sits down for an interview after his tweet was viewed 20 million times, calling out the LA
@Dodgers
for honouring a group he says make a blatant and deeply offensive mockery of his religion.
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Pope Francis stands outside a traditional Mongolian nomadic home with a Buddhist woman called Tsetsegee, who had found a statue of Our Lady while scavenging through a landfill 18 years ago.
@AlexeyGotovskiy
has the full story here:
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After Pope Francis' successful trip to Mongolia, how was it interpreted by the office of the Mongolian president? Well, here is a short highlights video they shared with me.
#PopeInMongolia
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@alreadytaken74
Just before I interviewed him I had downed six pints, so I could understand him easily.
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Tomorrow night at 7pm on
@RTENationwide
@RTEOne
, I travel to Richmond in Virginia to meet the incredible Irish Dancing viral superstar
@Morrghan
! Look at those moves!
@Riverdance
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"I'm the only Irish man you've ever met who's never had a drink."... US President Joe Biden jokes with Pope Francis. The Holy Father in return references a bottle of whiskey! Oh Ireland. 🇮🇪
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Pope Francis being escorted into the Hun Theatre by Gambi Demberel Choijamts, head of the Centre of Mongolian Buddhists, for his interreligious meeting with representatives of various faiths.
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Pope Francis is currently taking a boat ride through Venice this Sunday morning. Pope Benedict was the last to visit the Italian city in 2011, and Pope Saint John Paul II in 1985. 📹 EWTN/Marco Mancini
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In the dead of night the Vatican and China took a diplomatic step forward as Pope Francis was permitted to fly through Chinese airspace on his way to Mongolia. Previous Pope's have been denied. As he did, he sent a telegram to president Xi Jinping saying he was praying for peace
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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my secret little wine spot just next to the Vatican. Always tourist free. Great for a coffee during the day too.
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"Ah green Ireland", Pope Francis said to me. "That's why I wore my green tie.", I responded. I then told the Holy Father it's been a privilege to be able to travel to Iraq, Mongolia, and other parts of the world with him. I thanked him, and he thanked me.
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This is Mongolia, where all the Catholics in the entire country would fit into St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and there would still be 1,000 seats free. Yet, this is where Pope Francis will be landing tomorrow as he becomes the first Pope to visit this part of the world.
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Cobh is such a beautiful town. The view from the top of the steeple of St. Coleman’s Cathedral.
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It was such a beautiful experience to walk the corridors of the Vatican Museums this morning at 6am, two hours before opening to the public. We walked with the keyholders as they unlocked all the doors and turned on the lights. It was a magical experience. 1/2
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A French nun tackles an environmental activist who is blocking the construction of their new shrine in the southeast of France. The French rugby team should sign her up.
Énorme ! La bonne sœur qui plaque un écologiste… du grand spectacle en Ardèche où des religieuses défendent le chantier d’un futur centre religieux face aux militants qui bloquent à cause de l’impact sur l’environnement.
🎥
@ferro_nicolas
☝️plaquage non réglementaire
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Snipers and spotters standing over the crowd at Pope Francis’ welcoming ceremony here in Lisbon. The Portuguese taking no chances.
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Sometimes people ask me what it’s like working in Rome…. Here’s the answer. 😉
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Enjoy this clip of Pope Benedict XVI enjoying some German beer in the Vatican gardens, listening to some German accordion music with his brother and friends. You're welcome.
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Tonight on
@RTENationwide
, I meet
@JonathanJoly
in London to chat about how he became one of the most successful Irish people on
@YouTube
!
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I'm so touched by your messages and tweets, and my family are too.... We're overwhelmed... Thank you so much.
#FindingBanni
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When you look at a photograph of Saint Padre Pio, the likelihood is that it was Elia Stelluto who took it. He started photographing Padre Pio when he was just 16. Today he's 89, and I travelled to San Giovanni Rotondo to interview him.
@EWTNNewsInDepth
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While waiting for my sister at the airport I heard a beautiful singing voice. Turns out it was a young woman called Cleo Griffin from Nenagh in Tipperary, who had come to sing as people were coming home for Christmas. Listen to her beautiful cover of Hallelujah. ☘️ So talented!
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