The day of four popes: Top of the world, ma!
VATICAN CITY (April 27, 2014) — One of the most challenging aspects of being part of a historic event is that the full impact of the moment can’t be fully appreciated until it’s had time to percolate. The day of four popes — new newly canonized...The day of four popes, two saints … tomorrow
VATICAN CITY (April 26, 2014) — I’ve been in Rome for 36 hours and I have completely forgotten to blog. Yes, it’s been that good! Best news first: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will concelebrate the canonization Mass with Pope Francis tomorrow. It will...Iowa Catholic Radio: Pope Francis creates 19 new cardinals
FEBRUARY 24, 2014 — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog and editor-in-chief of Legatus magazine, was a guest on Iowa Catholic Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning. He appeared on the Iowa Catholic Radio Morning Show with Jeanne Wells. She asked Novecosky about...Running the race … or how to run a marathon on a whim
by Patrick Novecosky ROME (April 17, 2013) — It’s been a month and my knees still hurt, but that’s the price you pay for making a spur-of-the-moment decision to run your first full marathon. But like the saying goes, “When in Rome…”...