Ave Maria Radio: Remembering John Paul the Great
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (April 1, 2025) — Patrick Novecosky discussed John Paul the Great's astounding legacy 20 years after his death today with host Dr. Marcus Peter on Ave Maria Radio's Ave Maria in the Afternoon. Peter asked Novecosky about John Paul II's spiritual...
Ave Maria Radio: Remembering John Paul the Great
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (April 1, 2025) — Patrick Novecosky discussed John Paul the Great's astounding legacy 20 years after his death today with host Dr. Marcus Peter on Ave Maria Radio's Ave Maria in the Afternoon. Peter asked Novecosky about John Paul II's spiritual...
Francis, pope to the poor
by Patrick Novecosky MARCH 23, 2013 (VATICAN CITY) -- Although his pontificate is not even two weeks old, it’s clear that Pope Francis does things differently. Before he even stepped out onto the loggia on March 13 as the 266th successor of St. Peter, he eschewed the...
From the Vatican to Los Angeles
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 my first...
History in the making: Iowa Catholic Radio interview
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
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 to...
A bird’s eye view of history
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 Basilica. At least 100,000 people in...
Black smoke. No Pope.
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 cardinals' first vote in...
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