Alessandro Speciale
Alessandro Speciale writes for Religion News Service.
Blog Posts by Alessandro Speciale
Posted by Alessandro Speciale 1 week 2 days ago
For centuries, popes sponsored the work of artists such as Michelangelo, Raffaello, or Bernini, who went on to create some of their masterpieces within the very walls of the Vatican.Yet over time,...
Posted by Alessandro Speciale 1 week 3 days ago
VATICAN CITY — Gains in Asia and Africa are making up for losses in Europe among the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, according to Vatican statistics released Monday, signaling a shift of the...
Posted by Alessandro Speciale 1 week 6 days ago
Pope Francis on Friday met with Pope Tawadros II, head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, an encounter that brought the number of popes within the Vatican walls to three this week.Benedict XVI,...
Posted by Alessandro Speciale 2 weeks 23 hours ago
American anti-abortion leaders will be in Rome on Sunday to participate in Italy’s third March for Life and lend their expertise to the nation’s small anti-abortion movement as it tries to learn from...
Posted by Alessandro Speciale 3 weeks 1 day ago
More than two months after his resignation, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will return to the Vatican on Thursday to live in a small convent that has been recently renovated for his needs.Benedict’s...
