by admin | Jan 12, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] The Vatican has revealed plans for a yearlong restoration of the monumental baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica.The restoration project, which will cost about $770,000, is funded entirely by the Knights of Columbus and involves the expertise...
by admin | Dec 14, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Online Desk Pope Francis has said he has “already prepared” his tomb in a Rome basilica in a further sign of the pontiff’s quest to break from longstanding Vatican tradition, The Guardian reports. Francis, who turns 87 on 17 December, told the Mexican...
by admin | Apr 20, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] The Vatican on Wednesday inaugurated a new arts and crafts academy inside St. Peter’s Basilica, which revives a centuries-old apprentice system that trained stonemasons, carpenters and artisans to care for the treasures in the world’s biggest Catholic...
by admin | Jan 6, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in a tomb under St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday in a private ceremony.The deceased pontiff, carried in a simple wooden coffin, was buried following a funeral Mass celebrated for him by his successor, Pope Francis.After...
by admin | Jan 2, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By Associated Press VATICAN CITY: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica as thousands of people lined up hours before dawn on Monday to pay their respects. The doors of the basilica were swung open so the...