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March 31, 2019

Restoring stairway to Heaven

Mei Wen touches an area of the Holy Stairs where Jesus is believed to have fallen during restoration work at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome.

VATICAN CITY - For the first time in 300 years, the marble steps of the Holy Stairs will be free from the thick wooden panels installed in 1723 to protect the stairs and left uncovered for the public.

Published in Vatican
March 28, 2015

Not just pretty pictures: Church art is catechetical storybook of faith

Jesus carries his cross in this painting in a chapel at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome March 10.

VATICAN CITY - Having so much world-famous art housed in Rome's churches and chapels has risked turning the city's sacred spaces into sightseer circuses. A hushed prayerful atmosphere for the faithful is often broken by clicking cameras and tourists exchanging guidebook details.

Published in Arts News