Vatican City

Rome and Vatican City

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September 15th 2004
This morning we were dropped off at La Giustiniana station, and as there was a train strike today, we were expecting the worst. Our first destination was to the Piazza San Pietro, home to the Basilica of St. Peter's. It seemed quite busy today, well apparently busier than normal. It was only when we got closer that Paul said the late Pope John Paul II was going to be reading his sermon today to th ... read more

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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... ... read more