A few days ago, superstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (director of New York City's Hayden Planetarium and executive editor/host of Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, the recent reboot of Carl Sagan's landmark …
This year, for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June, the Vatican's choir will be joined by the Anglican choir of New College, Oxford. Together, the two choirs will offer a concert in the Sistine Chapel on Saturday 27 June at 6pm for members of …
Their three bedrooms, hallway, kitchen, dining room and living room have now all been transformed and look like something you'd see in the Vatican. The father-of-three had previously painted comedian Russell Brand as Jesus, football star Wayne Rooney …
Pope Francis visited 150 members of Rome's homeless population in the Sistine Chapel last Thursday during a dinner and private tour of the Vatican organized by Papal Almoner Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, who directs the office of papal charities.
Catholic World News – March 25, 2015. The Office of Papal Charities has arranged a visit of 150 homeless persons to the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums, according to a Vatican Radio report. Following the March 26 tour and a time of …
… welcoming hand to Rome's homeless population. On Thursday, 150 homeless people will venture beyond the steps of St. Peter's Square for a tour of the Vatican Gardens, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, Vati…
The Vatican announced earlier this week that the Sistine Chapel would close early to the general public on Thursday to allow the private tour for the homeless. Francis' presence wasn't announced, and he asked that no images of the visit be released by …
Normally one of the hottest tourist tickets in town, the home of Michelangelo's celebrated ceiling frescoes was to close its doors early to regular visitors to enable the group of around 150 street-sleepers to be shown around the chapel and adjoining …
In Pope Francis's latest gesture toward Rome's homeless, the Vatican said homeless people will get a special private tour of its museums and the Sistine Chapel. About 150 homeless people who frequent the Vatican area – where Pope Francis has already …
The papal almoner, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, has organized a visit for 150 homeless to visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel Thursday in the early…