November 28, 2007

DiNardo Returns To Houston - Journey Ends

Cardinal DiNardo arrived in Houston this evening - Wednesday.


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My photog, Lynn Roder, and I got back late last night after a 20 hour trip from Rome to Houston.

Hope you enjoyed the blog.

Here's a slideshow of the ceremony: DiNardo elevated to cardinal

Vicente Arenas blogging from my couch back in Houston.




November 26, 2007

How 11 News got to and from Assignments

Click to watch Vicente's 10 p.m. report

Photojournalist Lynn Roder and I are staying at a hotel just outside the Vatican.
Everyday we walk to most of our assignments and we have done a lot of walking.


Click to watch our journey




74 Year Old Houstonian Raises Cane in Rome

I have met people from many different backgrounds while on this trip to Rome.
One of them - Aurelia Acosta - caught my eye because of a cane she was carrying that turned into a chair.
She had to use it because she had a hard time getting around. Arthritis.
I interviewed her just after she attended the audience with the pope this afternoon.


Click to watch Ms. Acosta's interview




Cardinal Before the Big Meeting

I just happened to catch Cardinal DiNardo before he went in for the Private Audience with Pope Benedict the XVI.
I recorded the interview with my amateur handheld camera.



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