From the Vatican to Los Angeles

Mar 16, 2013 | faith

VATICAN CITY (March 16, 2013) — Not only was today a first for the new Pope, but it was a first for me personally. After Pope Francis’ historic audience with journalists (see my earlier blog post), I was interviewed by KNBC News (NBC4), Los Angeles. It was...

History in the making: Iowa Catholic Radio interview

Mar 14, 2013 | faith

MARCH 14, 2013 (VATICAN CITY) — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog and editor-in-chief of Legatus magazine, was a guest live from Vatican City on Iowa Catholic Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning. He appeared on the Catholic Radio Iowa Morning Show with Jon...

Secrets of the papal conclave: WNAV interviews

Mar 14, 2013 | faith

MARCH 14, 2013 (VATICAN CITY) –Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog, was acting as the Vatican correspondent for 1430 WNAV Radio in Annapolis, Maryland, this week. On Tuesday, March 12, Patrick spoke to WNAV news director Bill Lusby about the conclave and what...

A bird’s eye view of history

Mar 13, 2013 | culture, faith

by Patrick Novecosky MARCH 13, 2013 (VATICAN CITY) — Having a bird’s eye view on history is not all it’s cracked up to be. When white smoke billowed forth from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, I was atop the colonnade of St. Peter’s...

Black smoke. No Pope.

Mar 12, 2013 | faith

by Patrick Novecosky MARCH 12, 2013–Some cheered, but most of the pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square groaned when black smoke began to billow out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this evening at around 7:40 pm local time [2:40 Eastern]. The...