The Sistine Chapel will remain open to visitors throughout the three-month cleaning, though scaffolding will partially obstruct views of the fresco.
Sistine Chapel
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Parents can’t wait for children to choose baptism, says pope, baptizing 20 infants in Sistine Chapel
We wouldn’t “leave newborns without clothes or food, waiting for them to choose how to dress and what to eat as adults,” would we?
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After a private meeting, Pope Leo and King Charles exchanged gifts: a mosaic of Christ for the king and an icon of St. Edward the Confessor for the pope.
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“You’re watching a seagull watch the chimney,” joked Mark, an American pilgrim from Minnesota standing in St. Peter’s Square.
