FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Pius Paschke of Germany competes during men's ski jumping large hill HS142 at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP LARGE HILL

SKI JUMPING WORLD CUP LARGE HILL

FALUN, SWEDEN 20251126Germany's Pius Paschke jumps in Wednesday night's competition in the men's ski jumping World Cup, large hill, at Lugnet stadium in Falun.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the Mission of Hope, October 4, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the Evangelizing Mission to the Parish of Pius X and San Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Polígono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

La Esperanza Mission - Seville

Images of the mission of Hope on October 4, 2025, Seville (Andalusia, Spain). The Virgin of Hope of Triana begins today the evangelizing mission to the parish of Pius X and St. Jesus the Worker in the neighborhood of Poligono Sur. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY. LAZIO. ROME. VATICAN MUSEUMS. THE BRAMANTE STAIRCASE IS A FAMOUS MONUMENTAL SPIRAL STAIRCASE (ALLEGORICAL DOUBLE HELICOIDAL), WHICH ACTS AS AN EXIT FOR THE PUBLIC. RESERVED INITIALLY FOR RIDERS, IT WAS BUILT IN 1932 BY THE ITALIAN ARCHITECT GIUSEPPE MOMO (PONTIFICATE OF POPE PIUS XI) AND INSPIRED BY A NEARBY RENAISSANCE STAIRCASE FROM THE 16TH CENTURY BY THE ARCHITECT BRAMANTE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio Transmission Center outside of Rome, Italy on June 19, 2025. On the anniversary of his priestly ordination, Pope Leo XIV visited Santa Maria di Galeria, in the extraterritorial zone where the shortwave transmission center of Vatican Radio, part of the Dicastery for Communication, is located. He met with the staff of the center, conversed with them, visited the transmitter hall designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi, and sat in the control room for shortwave transmissions. The Radio Center was inaugurated by Pope Pius XII in 1957, and the last time a Pope visited the Center and the area of Santa Maria di Galeria, was when Pope St. John Paul II did so in 1991. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SUMMER 2012. EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE TRESOR ROOMS, HOUSED IN THE CHAPTER SACRISTY SINCE THE MID-19TH CENTURY. DESIGNED BY VIOLLET LE DUC, THEY WERE RENOVATED TO MARK THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL. HERE, THE CAMEO COLLECTION. THESE FIGURES OF THE 268 POPES WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED EACH OTHER, FROM SAINT PETER TO PIUS IX, WERE SCULPTED ON CORAL BY THE ENGRAVERS OF TORRE DEL GRECO (NEAR NAPLES), WHO SPECIALISE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Rome

Illustration - Rome

Reliquary of the Holy Crib made in the 18th century on the orders of Pope Pius VI, preserved in the Crypt of the Nativity of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in the Esquiline district, on May 1, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Photo by Christophe Michel/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss guards on the staircase Pius IX going to the Cortile di San Damaso at the apostolic palace, Vatican on February 9, 2018. The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Swiss guards on the staircase Pius IX going to the Cortile di San Damaso at the apostolic palace, Vatican on June 30, 2018. The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Pope Pius XI 's telephone (1922-1939) at the Vatican Museums in 2009. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Statue of Pope Pius IX in the holy crib of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Statue of Pope Pius V on his tomb in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Tomb of Pope Pius V in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Statue of Pope Pius IX in the holy crib of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM