Misha - Part 1. My incredible, courageous little neighbor youtu.be/PrPjWmt0w4w

This lovely little boy, Misha, lives in my apartment building with his heroic mother and their dog. Unbelievably, there still is no ramp or chair lift for him to get up the stairs to the building. youtu.be/BHEQPa2lFZw

Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike. apnews.com/article/mariam-da…

Reading the tea leaves in Pope Leo XIV’s fashion choices. apnews.com/video/reading-the…

This is the red thread and needles that Cardinals will use in the Conclave to thread the ballots. After each session the threaded ballots will be burned in a stove with a chemical to create white or black smoke to indicate whether a new Pope has been elected or not.

Images from Vatican Media of papal cassocks in various sizes hanging in the Room of Tears next to the Sistine Chapel for the next Pope. The Conclave starts tomorrow afternoon.

Firefighters on the roof of the Sistine Chapel putting up the chimney for the white or black smoke. Getting ready for the beginning of the conclave to elect the next Pope on Wednesday, May 7th.

In position for the funeral of #popefrancis

Waiting in St. Peter’s Basilica for the procession bringing the body of Pope Francis for three days of public viewing before Saturday’s funeral. Francis wanted a simple wooden casket close to the ground, not an elevated bier like his predecessors. That was always his way, humble

Covering my third Papal death. 😢