Tag: basilica
Benedict XVI laid out in St. Peter’s Basilica – thousands say goodbye
The authorities in Rome expect up to 35,000 visitors a day who want to pay their last respects to Benedict before his funeral. The deceased pope is said to have…
Farewell to Benedict XVI : Long lines in front of St. Peter’s Basilica
Status: 01/02/2023 10:54 a.m Hundreds of believers flocked to St. Peter’s Basilica to hear from Benedict XVI. to say goodbye Some waited all night to be admitted. Among the first…
Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI. laid out in St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican Pope Benedict XVI laid out in St. Peter’s Basilica Worshipers wait to be admitted in the early hours of the morning to see the body of the late Pope…
Mourning for Pope Emeritus: Farewell to Benedict XVI. in St. Peter’s Basilica
Status: 01/02/2023 07:43 a.m From today the body of the former Pope, Benedict XVI, will be laid out in St. Peter’s Basilica. Mourners have until Wednesday to say goodbye to…
Vatican: Deceased Pope Benedict XVI. is laid out in St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican Deceased Pope Benedict XVI. is laid out in St. Peter’s Basilica Candles stand in front of the house where Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born. Photo © Sven Hoppe/dpa…
New Year’s Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica: praying for the late Benedict XVI.
Status: 01/01/2023 11:36 a.m Under the impression of the death of Benedict XVI. Pope Francis started the new year with a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. He prayed for the…
Christmas mass in St. Peter’s Basilica: Pope promotes “true wealth of life” – politics
According to Pope Francis, Christmas is not Christmas without caring for the poor. In his sermon, he castigates the wars in the world, but does not directly mention the situation…
A new sound and light show on the basilica of Fourvière
Last year, more than a million visitors attended the light and sound show which was projected every evening in December on the facade of the basilica of Fourvière, in Lyon.…
Two years after the attack on the Notre-Dame basilica, where is the investigation?
On the day of October 29, 2020, for the relatives of Nadine Devillers, Simone Barreto Silva and Vincent Loquès, everything changed. That morning, these two parishioners and the sacristan of…
From 250 years the basilica was consecrated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers – Bavaria
It doesn’t appear bulky, rather delicate when you drive towards it: The Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, which is one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in Bavaria,…