Rome
"Rome (Italian: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of the Lazio region, as well as the country's largest and most populous comune, with more than 2.7 million residents. The metropolitan area has a population of about 4 million. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, where the river Aniene joins the Tiber.
An enclave of Rome is the State of the Vatican City, the sovereign territory of the Holy See. It is the smallest nation in the world, and the capital of the only religion to have representation in the United Nations (as a non-member observer state).
Rome, Caput mundi ("capital of the world"), la Città Eterna ("the Eternal City"), Limen Apostolorum ("threshold of the Apostles"), la città dei sette colli ("the city of the seven hills") or simply l'Urbe ("the City"), is thoroughly modern and cosmopolitan. As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. The Historic Centre of
Rome is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site." (Wikipedia)
Aurora Missionaries Bill Standridge and Erkki Sillanpaa both minister in various capacities in Rome.
Although the primary religion of Rome is Catholicism, other religions and cults are on the rise. In 1995 Saudi money funded the building of an enormous, $50 million mosque in Rome, the largest mosque in the west, just a stone's throw from St. Peter's Square.
Regarding Rome, National Geographic states, "The Eternal City is one of Europe’s most ancient urban centers, dating back almost 3,000 years. Rome’s early inhabitants left behind a trove of architectural masterpieces, including the massive Colosseum. The Italian capital also boasts an unparalleled concentration of world-class art, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to the baroque Trevi Fountain, and teems with restaurants, trattorie, osterie, pizzerie, enoteche, cafés, bars, and gelaterie. It is home to the animated, good-humored Romans, who live to eat, drink wine (and espresso), and hold forth on everything from
politics to soccer, fashion, food, and films. Rome also encompasses the Catholic Church’s independent city-state, the Vatican, which is home to the imposing St. Peter’s Basilica—and the Pope."
Many people do not know the extent that the Catholic Church defines both Mary and the Pope. In the Vatican approved book "The Glories of Mary" (The Complete Works of Saint Alphonsus De Liguori, Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Saint Agatha, and the founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) St. Alphonsus states in Chapter V entitled, "Mary, our Mediatress" and subtitled, "The Necessity of the Intercession of Mary for our Salvation," "Mary was made the mediatress of our salvation; not indeed a mediatress of justice,
but of grace an intersessor; as St. Bonaventure calls her 'Mary, the most faithful mediatress of our salvation.' He continues in Discourse V entitled, "The Visitation of Mary," "Mary is the Treasurer of all Divine Graces; therefore, whoever desires Graces must have recourse to Mary; and he who has recourse to Mary may be sure of obtaining the Graces that he desires."
According to the New Advent Catholic Dictionary, "The title pope, once used with far greater latitude, is at present employed solely to denote the Bishop of Rome, who, in virtue of his position as successor of St. Peter, is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the Vicar of Christ upon earth."
Rome, Caput mundi ("capital of the world"), la Città Eterna ("the Eternal City"), Limen Apostolorum ("threshold of the Apostles"), la città dei sette colli ("the city of the seven hills") or simply l'Urbe ("the City"), is thoroughly modern and cosmopolitan. As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. The Historic Centre of
Rome is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site." (Wikipedia) Aurora Missionaries Bill Standridge and Erkki Sillanpaa both minister in various capacities in Rome.
Although the primary religion of Rome is Catholicism, other religions and cults are on the rise. In 1995 Saudi money funded the building of an enormous, $50 million mosque in Rome, the largest mosque in the west, just a stone's throw from St. Peter's Square.
Regarding Rome, National Geographic states, "The Eternal City is one of Europe’s most ancient urban centers, dating back almost 3,000 years. Rome’s early inhabitants left behind a trove of architectural masterpieces, including the massive Colosseum. The Italian capital also boasts an unparalleled concentration of world-class art, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to the baroque Trevi Fountain, and teems with restaurants, trattorie, osterie, pizzerie, enoteche, cafés, bars, and gelaterie. It is home to the animated, good-humored Romans, who live to eat, drink wine (and espresso), and hold forth on everything from
politics to soccer, fashion, food, and films. Rome also encompasses the Catholic Church’s independent city-state, the Vatican, which is home to the imposing St. Peter’s Basilica—and the Pope." Many people do not know the extent that the Catholic Church defines both Mary and the Pope. In the Vatican approved book "The Glories of Mary" (The Complete Works of Saint Alphonsus De Liguori, Doctor of the Church, Bishop of Saint Agatha, and the founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer) St. Alphonsus states in Chapter V entitled, "Mary, our Mediatress" and subtitled, "The Necessity of the Intercession of Mary for our Salvation," "Mary was made the mediatress of our salvation; not indeed a mediatress of justice,
but of grace an intersessor; as St. Bonaventure calls her 'Mary, the most faithful mediatress of our salvation.' He continues in Discourse V entitled, "The Visitation of Mary," "Mary is the Treasurer of all Divine Graces; therefore, whoever desires Graces must have recourse to Mary; and he who has recourse to Mary may be sure of obtaining the Graces that he desires." According to the New Advent Catholic Dictionary, "The title pope, once used with far greater latitude, is at present employed solely to denote the Bishop of Rome, who, in virtue of his position as successor of St. Peter, is the chief pastor of the whole Church, the Vicar of Christ upon earth."
