Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 27 : ST. PETER'S CHAIR. BERNINI HAS CREATED A LARGE BRONZE THRONE IN WHICH HE INSERTS THE PULPIT, PLACED HIGH ON FOUR SUPPORTS SUPPORTED BY MASSIVE BRONZE STATUES OF FOUR DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH, STS. AMBROISE AND AUGUSTINE, REPRESENTING THE LATIN CHURCH, ATHANASIUS AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, FOR THE GREEK CHURCH. BEHIND AND ABOVE THE CATHEDRA PETRI, A BURST OF LIGHT ENTERS THROUGH A YELLOW ALABASTER WINDOW, ILLUMINATING IN THE CENTER, THE DOVE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. THE PULPIT IS WELCOMED IN HIS NEW HOUSE BY A GREAT CELEBRATION ON JANUARY 16, 1666. ON THE LEFT, THE TRANSEPT AND THE BALDACHIN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - INTERIOR OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA - PHOTO POINT 26 : ST. PETER'S CHAIR. BERNINI HAS CREATED A LARGE BRONZE THRONE IN WHICH HE INSERTS THE PULPIT, PLACED HIGH ON FOUR SUPPORTS SUPPORTED BY MASSIVE BRONZE STATUES OF FOUR DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH, STS. AMBROISE AND AUGUSTINE, REPRESENTING THE LATIN CHURCH, ATHANASIUS AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, FOR THE GREEK CHURCH. BEHIND AND ABOVE THE CATHEDRA PETRI, A BURST OF LIGHT ENTERS THROUGH A YELLOW ALABASTER WINDOW, ILLUMINATING IN THE CENTER, THE DOVE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. THE PULPIT IS WELCOMED IN HIS NEW HOUSE BY A GREAT CELEBRATION ON JANUARY 16, 1666. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Monument Cathedra Petri (or 'throne of St. Peter') in the apse of Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican on December 18, 2018. Gian Lorenzo Bernini created a large bronze throne in which a chair which was often claimed to have been used by the apostle St Peter, was housed, raised high on four looping supports held effortlessly by massive bronze statues of four Doctors of the Church. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

President Macron Visits Notre-Dame Cathedral One Week Before Its Reopening - Paris

This photograph shows cathedra chairs designed by French artist and designer Guillaume Bardet in the heart of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. Some 250 companies and hundreds of experts were mobilised for the five-year restoration costing hundreds of millions of euros. Photo by Stephane De Sakutin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Soldiers at the Notre Dame Cathedra in Paris, one day before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 25, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Police patrolling near the Notre Dame Cathedra in Paris, one day before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 25, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Police patrolling near the Notre Dame Cathedra in Paris, one day before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, on July 25, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra speaks to the press as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra pose next to Notre Dame as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

First truss delivered to Notre Dame by a barge cruises along the Seine - Paris

Jean-Louis Georgelin, former chief of staff of the armies, CEO of the Public Establishment in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedra speaks to the press as a boat along the River Seine carrying the timber trusses to be delivered to the cathedral during its restoration following a massive fire 4-years-ago, in Paris on July 11, 2023. Notre-Dame de Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019, is due to reopen at the end of 2024 with brand-new liturgical furnishings in dark-brown bronze, as well as 1,500 openwork design chairs in solid oak. Eight oak trees have also been selected to be used in the reconstruction of the roof cut from the Berce forest in Jupilles, western France. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard - Vatican

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Holy Mass for the Swiss Guard on May 6, 2021 in Saint Peter's basilica, Vatican, the day new recruits take their oath of loyalty to Pope Francis and his successors. It was on this date, 6 May 1527, almost 500 years ago, that 147 Swiss Guards gave their lives in defence of the Holy Father during the Sack of Rome. Now, each year on the anniversary, new recruits are sworn in, taking an oath of loyalty to serve the reigning Pontiff and his successors, even to the point of sacrificing their lives.Ahead of ThursdayâÂÂs swearing-in ceremony, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, celebrated Holy Mass for the new recruits and their families, at the Altar of the Cathedra in St Peter's Basilica. Photo by Vatican Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Emperor, empress attend events marking anniversary of Linnaeus b

Emperor, empress attend events marking anniversary of Linnaeus b

UPPSALA, Sweden - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko join Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the birth of Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus at Uppsala Cathedra on May 23. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)