Archive for June 2024
Magazine article highlights the resonance of Second World War commemorations in Cassino, Rome and Normandy
Cassino War Cemetery south of Rome An article about the contemporary resonance of Second World War commemorations following recent remembrance events in Cassino, Rome and Normandy has been published by The Tablet, the London monthly magazine. “But as moving as these events may be, questions will be asked about their future with increasing frequency,” article…
Read MorePapal message for liberation of Rome thanksgiving service
Bishop Paul Mason, Papal Nuncio Archbishop Buendia and the Papal message read at the Liberation of Rome Thanksgiving Service at the Cathedral Church of St Michael & St George on 15 June Bishop of the Armed Forces Paul Mason read out the text of a Papal message sent for the thanksgiving service in the Cathedral…
Read MorePope Francis gives thumbs up at commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Irish Brigade brigade’s audience in the Vatican
Pope Francis salutes the Bugles, Pipes & Drums of the Royal Irish Regiment with a thumbs up at St Peter’s Basilica on 12 June A clearly enthralled Pope Francis gave a thumbs-up sign to the pipes and drums of the Royal Irish Regiment in St Peter’s Square on 12 June at an event to mark…
Read MoreArchbishop Gallagher salutes the Irish Brigade 80 years after they met the pope
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, today saluted the memory of the men of 38 (Irish) Brigade who were the first Allied troops to be greeted by Pope Pius XII in the Vatican following the liberation of Rome on 4 June 1944. “This was an extraordinary…
Read MoreRome liberation conference hears story of the end of the occupation of Italy’s capital
The Liberation of Rome Conference held in Anzio’s Villa Corsini Sarsina to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the occupation of Italy’s capital on 4 June 1944 heard 40 speakers from Italy and abroad share untold stories of events in the Second World War. Some 150 delegates attended the event which was organised…
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