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4 days ago · Attraction, Historic. Description. Encompassing Saint Peter’s Square are two colonnades which were designed by Bernini to symbolize the embracing maternal arms of the Catholic Church. The colonnades are comprised of four rows of columns, each column with 1.5 meters in diameter and 20 meters high.
2 days ago · At a Mass in St Peter’s Square for the first World Children’s Day, Pope Francis says that "God created us, Jesus saved us, and the Holy Spirit accompanies us throughout our life." By Francesca Merlo. The final event of the first World Children’s Day – an event held at the request of Pope Francis, which yesterday brought together around ...
5 days ago · Experience a 360° panoramic view of St. Peter's Square as it gets ready for a major event in the Italian Catholic community. Witness the bustling preparations, with rows of chairs filling...
2 days ago · The pope gathered with tens of thousands of children in St. Peter’s Square for Mass and provided a lively lesson about the Holy Trinity.
Attraction, Cultural, Historic. Description. The entire Vatican State is acknowledged as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1984. The main tourist attractions in the Vatican are: St. Peter's basilica, St. Peter's Square, The Vatican Museums and the Vatican gardens.
2 days ago · The territory includes St. Peter's Square, distinguished from the territory of Italy only by a white line along the limit of the square, where it touches Piazza Pio XII. St. Peter's Square is reached through the Via della Conciliazione which runs from close to the Tiber to St. Peter's.
4 days ago · Ten years ago John Paul II and John XXIII were canonized by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on April 27, the first double canonization of popes on the same day, in the presence of two...
