On our 2015 visit to Rome, Italy, we visited the Vatican. While visiting St. Peter's Basilica, we were lucky enough to get to see mass.Related Posts:Rome Attractions: The Vatican in Rome (video)What to See in Rome: The Pope (video)The Vatican City and the Pope at St. Peter's Square: Photo Gallery
...
Vatican City
In this video, we had stumbled into the Vatican the morning after arriving in Rome the night before. We had discussed visiting the Vatican in the morning to see the Pope, but we had decided against it since that would mean setting an alarm to get ready by 10am (which wasn't something we wanted to do, since it had been a long day and we needed sleep). In the morning we walked outside our vacation rental and ...
Every Sunday at 12:00pm, the Pope appears from his window above St. Peter's Square to give the Angelus prayer. He also appears every Wednesday at 10:00am for the General Audience (Check out this website for more information). In this video, the Pope rides through the crowds in St. Peter's Square and stops to kiss some babies. Going to the Vatican to see the Pope is a must for any traveller to Rome, ...
On our first full day in Rome, we were lucky enough to accidently walk in on the Pope’s Sunday speech that he gives from his apartment window to a crowd at St. Peter’s Square. We were excited about this encounter, but we hadn’t gotten to see him physically with our own eyes, but rather just a broadcast of him on some big movie screens as he spoke in real time. On Wednesday there would be another chance to ...
Related Posts:Rome Travel: Mass at the VaticanRome Attractions: The Vatican in Rome (video)What to See in Rome: The Pope
...
...