Oh to be in Rome this May...

Well, actually Rome jam-packed for the beatification will probably be pretty uncomfortable, but still, lots of wonderful events filling up the schedule immediately afterwards should you happen to be there...

• the official Vatican bloggers meeting scheduled for May 2 - as of Monday 400 people had applied for the 150 available places;
• the unofficial blognic, open to all the next day on May 3, shaping up to be the event of the year;
• the third Summorum Pontificum Conference on May 13-15.