Cindy Wooden
@cindywooden.bsky.social
Editor in chief of Catholic News Service Rome (www.usccb.org/newsroom)
The feral parakeets of Rome make me smile and I can't pass up an opportunity for a good puddle shot.
The feral parakeets of Rome make me smile and I can't pass up an opportunity for a good puddle shot.
Carrying #PopeFrancis’ body in an open casket into St. Peter’s Basilica this morning.
April 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Carrying #PopeFrancis’ body in an open casket into St. Peter’s Basilica this morning.
The Annunciation in the cloister of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
March 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Annunciation in the cloister of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
Went to #AshWednesday Mass in the Church of San Pellegrino, one of the oldest churches in the Vatican, probably constructed during the pontificate of Leo III (795-816)
March 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Went to #AshWednesday Mass in the Church of San Pellegrino, one of the oldest churches in the Vatican, probably constructed during the pontificate of Leo III (795-816)
Praying for #PopeFrancis under his room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital
March 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Praying for #PopeFrancis under his room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital
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A boy displaced by war eats Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Riimenze, South Sudan. RUTF is a fortified peanut butter paste used to treat severe acute malnutrition. It's made at a plant in the state of Georgia and distributed by USAID, which bought $200 million of RUTF last May. No more.
February 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A boy displaced by war eats Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Riimenze, South Sudan. RUTF is a fortified peanut butter paste used to treat severe acute malnutrition. It's made at a plant in the state of Georgia and distributed by USAID, which bought $200 million of RUTF last May. No more.
At the Vatican, the Franciscan Cardinal Gambetti blesses animals in the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot.
January 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At the Vatican, the Franciscan Cardinal Gambetti blesses animals in the feast of St. Anthony the Abbot.
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#PopeFrancis gets in on the act when the circus comes to the #Vatican.
January 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#PopeFrancis gets in on the act when the circus comes to the #Vatican.
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President Biden to Pope Francis, today
January 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
President Biden to Pope Francis, today
While President Biden canceled his trip to the Vatican yesterday, he spoke to #PopeFrancis by phone today, informing the pope that he had conferred on him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
President Biden Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to His Holiness Pope Francis | The White House
Today, President Biden spoke with His Holiness Pope Francis and named him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. The
www.whitehouse.gov
January 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
While President Biden canceled his trip to the Vatican yesterday, he spoke to #PopeFrancis by phone today, informing the pope that he had conferred on him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
St. Peter’s Basilica this morning
January 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
St. Peter’s Basilica this morning
The Holy Year 2025 and a long Christmas holiday mean big crowds at the Vatican
December 30, 2024 at 3:02 PM
The Holy Year 2025 and a long Christmas holiday mean big crowds at the Vatican
Herding cats, Vatican edition.
#PopeFrancis poses for a photo with the children of Vatican employees after giving each of them a chocolate Santa.
#PopeFrancis poses for a photo with the children of Vatican employees after giving each of them a chocolate Santa.
December 21, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Herding cats, Vatican edition.
#PopeFrancis poses for a photo with the children of Vatican employees after giving each of them a chocolate Santa.
#PopeFrancis poses for a photo with the children of Vatican employees after giving each of them a chocolate Santa.
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A little story and more photos from the living Nativity scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. (Cardinal Makrickas checks on the "baby Jesus.")
www.usccb.org/news/2024/na...
www.usccb.org/news/2024/na...
December 14, 2024 at 8:07 PM
A little story and more photos from the living Nativity scene at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. (Cardinal Makrickas checks on the "baby Jesus.")
www.usccb.org/news/2024/na...
www.usccb.org/news/2024/na...
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The thing that's sticking with me regarding the conversations I've had over the last couple of weeks with community organizations in San Diego is how these organizations are working with parents to develop school pick up and childcare contingency plans if they get scooped up in a deportation raid.
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The thing that's sticking with me regarding the conversations I've had over the last couple of weeks with community organizations in San Diego is how these organizations are working with parents to develop school pick up and childcare contingency plans if they get scooped up in a deportation raid.
Journalists’ opportunity to interview some of tomorrow’s new cardinals. This is Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo from Ivory Coast
December 6, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Journalists’ opportunity to interview some of tomorrow’s new cardinals. This is Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo from Ivory Coast
Sneaking a peek at the Vatican Nativity scene with its lagoon and a fisherwoman guiding a boat with the 3 Magi — it’s the work of folks in Grado, Italy, on an island between Venice and Trieste. It will be unveiled Saturday evening.
December 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Sneaking a peek at the Vatican Nativity scene with its lagoon and a fisherwoman guiding a boat with the 3 Magi — it’s the work of folks in Grado, Italy, on an island between Venice and Trieste. It will be unveiled Saturday evening.
A quick test of the lights on the Vatican Christmas tree. 🎄 The lighting ceremony and unveiling of the Nativity scene are scheduled for Saturday.
December 4, 2024 at 3:42 PM
A quick test of the lights on the Vatican Christmas tree. 🎄 The lighting ceremony and unveiling of the Nativity scene are scheduled for Saturday.
Road work continues around the Vatican in preparation for the Holy Year.
December 4, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Road work continues around the Vatican in preparation for the Holy Year.
Trastevere dressing up for Christmas
November 26, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Trastevere dressing up for Christmas
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Once an electrical power station in the early 20th century, Centrale Montemartini was converted into a wonderful museum of ancient Roman art. Despite being one of Rome’s most quirky museums, it is also one of the least visited. Slightly off the tourist trail, on Via Ostiense, it’s a gem.
November 24, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Once an electrical power station in the early 20th century, Centrale Montemartini was converted into a wonderful museum of ancient Roman art. Despite being one of Rome’s most quirky museums, it is also one of the least visited. Slightly off the tourist trail, on Via Ostiense, it’s a gem.