No really: Pope bans vuvuzelas on British tour THE pope has banned faithful followers from bringing vuvuzelas to his public appearances on his UK tour next month. The controversial horns made famous by fans at South Africa’s World Cup in June, were among a number of banned items at Pope Benedict XVI’s events during his…
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B16 and Gwen – Blessing Video!
Here’s the quick video of the blessing Pope Benedict offered little Gwen Harkey a week ago. [Editor’s note – she doesn’t seem all that impressed. But then again, she is quite young.]
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B16 and Gwen
Orin’s friends Jen and Jay recently traveled to Rome with the St. Louis Archdiocesan Choirs and Archsbishop Carlson, who was receiving the pallium from Pope Benedict. Following the Pallium Mass, B16 visited the choir, and paused to kiss and bless Gwen the daughter of Jen (pictrured) and Jay. If we get better pictures and/or video,…
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pope2you.net
If you missed it, the Vatican debuted a new website this past weekend, and several other internet and techy ways of staying in touch – find out all about it at tech2you.net!
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B16 Birthday Party Picture
A friend of Orin’s, Br. Jude, sent him this picture of Pope Benedict XVI at a birthday party yesterday. Something tells us it may be photoshopped, can any of you tell for sure?
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JP2 in STL 10 Years Ago
Ten years ago, the Holy Father paid a pastoral visit to the St. Louis area, home of Shannon and Orin’s home, at the time, for less than a year. At the youth rally, one of the first events of his 30-hour visit, he was presented with a number of gifts, including a St. Louis Blues…
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We Think He Was Pretty Cool To Begin With
Jan. 23, Times Online, Richard Owen He may not be in with the local Emo cult, and you’re unlikely to see him hanging out at a skateboard park. But the Holy Father moved one step closer to cool today when he launched the Vatican’s own YouTube site on Google. Pope Benedict XVI said he wanted…
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And now, a few pictures from Rome
Orin and Erin took a trip to Rome over new years, as a vacation and to witness their friend David take his perpetual vows as an Oblate of Mary Immaculate. Here are a few pictures, with more to come down the road…