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Scene inside St. Peter's Basilica during the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, 1962. lifestyle

Pope John XXIII and Vatican II: The Catholic Church’s Modern Moment

Pope Pius XI, whose desire to be buried below St. Peter's nave led to the historic excavations, lies in his stone sarcophagus in renovated upper grottoes. history

LIFE at the Vatican: Unearthing History Beneath St. Peter’s

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