Il Regno

November 3, 2025

Threads of Majesty: The Vatican Tapestries

While sorting through my photos from our recent trip to Rome, I found a few I hadn’t shared, taken inside one of the Vatican’s many meeting chambers, where the walls themselves seem to breathe history. The tapestries there are extraordinary: intricate scenes woven in gold and deep crimson, their colors still vibrant after centuries. Each thread tells a story of faith, artistry, and patience, testimony to a time when beauty was crafted to last. I thought they deserved a closer look, so here are a few of those images, details from a room few ever get to see.

~ By Giovanni di Napoli, November 2nd, All Soul's Day

November 2, 2025

A Prayer for the Victims of the Cambridgeshire Train Stabbing

St. Etheldreda, ora pro nobis

We offer prayers for the victims of the knife attack aboard a Doncaster-to-London train in Cambridgeshire, England, on Saturday evening.

May Saint George, Saint Etheldreda, Saint Wendreda, Saint Paul, and Saint Edward the Confessor watch over them and intercede for their souls.

Prayer for the victims

Loving God, welcome into your arms the victims of violence and terrorism. Comfort their families and all who grieve for them. Help us in our fear and uncertainty, and bless us with the knowledge that we are secure in your love. Strengthen all those who work for peace, and may the peace that the world cannot give reign in our hearts. Amen.

Splendor and Devotion: The Grand Magistery of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George

Members of the U.S. Delegation presenting antique vestments to
His Royal Highness Prince Carlo di Borbone, Duke of Castro

Among the many treasures of Rome, few places capture the solemn dignity of faith and heritage quite like the Grand Magistery of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. While looking back through my photos from our recent trip, I realized how many moments I’d left unshared: the portraits and sculptures of kings and queens, a suit of armor bearing the Constantinian Cross, and the flags of the Order fluttering from the balcony in the cool Roman breeze as the sun began to set. The rooms themselves seem to speak of duty and continuity, of vows upheld through generations.

Founded in antiquity and later recognized by the Holy See, the Constantinian Order traces its roots to the early Christian empire and is dedicated to the defense of the faith and the glorification of the Cross. Today, its mission continues through works of charity and spiritual commitment, carried on by members devoted to the same ideals of service and fidelity.

I’m sharing a few of those images here, a glimpse into the Order’s enduring grandeur and the living tradition it represents.

~ By Giovanni di Napoli, November 1st, All Saints' Day

The Constantinian Order’s International Pilgrimage at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran

Photos courtesy of the Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie

On the afternoon of October 25, the Knights and Dames of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George, coming from numerous nations, took part in the International Pilgrimage Spiritu Ambulemus at the Pontifical Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

Crossing the Holy Door on the occasion of the Ordinary Jubilee Year, the members of the Order experienced an intense moment of faith, unity, and Christian charity.

The Solemn Eucharistic Celebration, attended by H.R.H. Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, Grand Master and Head of the Royal House, together with H.R.H. Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro, and Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, was presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Grand Prior of the Order, and renewed the spirit of service and the mission of the Order alongside the Holy Church.

November 1, 2025

Back from Rome, Still Under Its Spell

Approaching Rome from above

It’s been nearly a week since I returned from Rome, and I’m still riding high from the experience. There’s something intoxicating about being surrounded by civilization in its truest sense—polite, courteous people; beauty in every direction; and the ever-present aura of classical grandeur and ancient Catholic devotion. Everything since has felt a little dimmer by comparison. I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Rome—it is, and will remain, second only to Napoli.

I’m going to share more photos from the trip over the next few days, hoping they convey even a shadow of what it felt like to be there.

~ By Giovanni di Napoli, October 31st, Vigil of All Saints