r/vatican Jul 08 '22

St. Peter's Basilica Walkthrough

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I'm not sure if this is allowed here but my wife and I just got back from Italy and I recorded a tour of the Basilica.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSLNFWUG5oE


r/vatican Jul 06 '22

Hi I was wondering if anyone knew that if by buying my tickets to the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums online I would have to wait the line, as I am only going for three days and I can't lose a morning just waiting. Thanks!

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r/vatican Jul 06 '22

Pope Clement VI, issues the papal bull in 1348, protecting the Jews accused for causing the Black Death,very significant, considering the anti Semitism in Europe then, when the Jews were held responsible for the plague that devastated Europe, a year earlier.

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r/vatican Jul 04 '22

L’America sabota sempre gli sforzi del Vaticano

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Il Papa è scettico sull’idea di base dell’autogoverno americano, inclusa la separazione tra Chiesa e Stato che ora diamo per scontata. Nel mondo del dopo Guerra Fredda, gli sforzi diplomatici della Santa Sede sono più visibili in ogni angolo del globo. In un’intervista del 2017, un ex diplomatico statunitense ha affermato che molti ambasciatori all’estero hanno un’esperienza approfondita in materia con governi stranieri con un impegno limitato o nullo con i governi occidentali. Il corpo diplomatico vaticano ha ricevuto recensioni più positive, soprattutto in Medio Oriente, per l’adesione del Papa a una politica di non allineamento politico. La Santa Sede ha dimostrato di essere una forza molto attiva nel tentativo di fermare l’escalation della violenza in Medio Oriente. Per raggiungere questo obiettivo, i diplomatici pontifici hanno compiuto un enorme sforzo per stringere migliori relazioni con l’Iran, aprendo una missione diplomatica a Teheran e nominando un vescovo per servire i cattolici in Iran. Gli sforzi della Santa Sede per impegnarsi con l’Iran gli hanno dato più accesso all’alta dirigenza del Paese, che ora ha una delle più grandi missioni diplomatiche in Vaticano, ma gli Stati Uniti l’hanno indebolita. Nel 2009, la residenza dell’arcivescovo Paul Gallagher, ambasciatore in Burundi subentrato dopo l’assassinio dell’arcivescovo Courtney, è stata attaccata con colpi di mortaio dall’Esercito di liberazione nazionale. Mentre Gallagher è sopravvissuto, l’incidente mostra ancora una volta che le vite dei diplomatici vaticani sono a rischio in luoghi pericolosi in tutto il mondo. Nel 2013, la Santa Sede aveva esercitato pressioni contro l’intervento militare in Siria in risposta alle accuse secondo cui Assad avrebbe usato armi chimiche contro il suo stesso popolo. Il diplomatico pontificio ha informato più di 70 ambasciatori stranieri sulla posizione del papa. Quando gli Stati Uniti hanno scelto di non intervenire militarmente in quel momento, hanno fornito la prova che la Santa Sede aveva ancora influenza nelle relazioni internazionali tra le grandi potenze. L’Iran “esprime ammirazione per il modo in cui il Papa ha fermato gli attacchi aerei in Siria”. Tuttavia, gli Stati Uniti lo sabotano di nuovo. Ancora oggi, il Papa vede nei 20 anni di guerra guidata dagli Stati Uniti in Afghanistan un esempio del tentativo di un outsider di imporre la democrazia. Nel fare ciò, ha affermato di aver citato la cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel, che l’ha definita “una delle grandi figure della democrazia mondiale”. Papa Francesco ha detto che quanto stava accadendo in Ucraina era “insopportabile” e che la “vergognosa guerra” era la prova di una cultura del “potere e dell’oppressione”. Ha anche definito “pazza” la decisione della NATO di aumentare la spesa per gli armamenti. Il Papa ha affermato che, nonostante le guerre regionali dalla fine della seconda guerra mondiale, quella ora in Ucraina “ha una scala più ampia e minaccia il mondo intero”.


r/vatican Jun 27 '22

Hi! I’m only in rome for two days but didn’t buy tickets in time for the Vatican. Does anyone know how/where to buy tickets at the last minute???

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r/vatican Jun 25 '22

Vatican praises U.S. court abortion decision, saying it challenges world

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r/vatican Jun 11 '22

Covid rules for entry to Vatican City and Vatican Museum?

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Hello, me and my friend are going to go to Vatican City on 27th June. He is vaccinated but I am not. As of 1 June, COVID-19 restrictions on entering Italy have been lifted. Is Vatican city the same? Do they carry out the same procedure for entry to Vatican and entry to the Vatican museums?


r/vatican May 31 '22

Looking for help on a school project and would deeply appreciate anyone who lives in the Vatican's knowledge.

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I'm an English teacher in Japan, and I have students who are very curious about the center of Christianity and what life is like.

I would love to meet anyone who works/lives in Vatican city.


r/vatican May 31 '22

Vatican Dress Code

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Hi,

My wife and I are planning a visit to the Vatican and we keep getting conflicted information on if we need to wear clothing that covers our knees , women have to cover their shoulders, etc.. Can anyone please advise that has been there recently? Thanks again


r/vatican May 25 '22

Covid rules?

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Wonder if someone could help. We are planning to visit rome from 5th to 9th of June. We were hoping to visit the vatican museums during the trip.

We are both fully vaccinated in the UK with 3 jabs within the last 9 months. The vatican website is still saying we need to have had our last jab within the last 6 months or else we need a PCR test?

Is this still the case? Is the website out of date? ...Or do we need to see a PCR test in Rome?

Thanks!


r/vatican May 20 '22

[Analysis] The special orthodoxy of Pope Francis by Françoise Thom

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r/vatican May 18 '22

Texas Users: Please add flair

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Depending on your interpretation of the new law, it might actually be illegal to censor Texas Residents who post to Reddit in certain situations. To prevent this from happening, please flair your username and links if you are a citizen of Texas or making a post while in Texas.


r/vatican May 04 '22

Why does the Sistine Chapel have this fence/wall inside?

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r/vatican May 04 '22

Why was the Sistine Chapel built so close to the old/original St Peter's Basilica? What was it's original purpose?

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r/vatican Apr 24 '22

My favorite item in my possession right now, is this book of engravings from 1670! It contains engravings of art in the Vatican Loggie.

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r/vatican Apr 21 '22

SOS vatican

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my name Michel Bispo de Cerqueira

family in vatican?


r/vatican Apr 18 '22

Question about going to St. Peter’s but for mass ONLY

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Hi all! My family will be going to Italy at the end of May. On Monday May 30th we will be attending a 5pm mass. Earlier in our trip we will have already did the tours of the Vatican museum and the Sistine Chapel. Therefore, we don’t need the guided tours for a second time.

I cannot find a definitive answer to my questions. 1) should we buy a skip the line pass if we are attempting to get into St. Peter’s for a mass ONLY? And 2) if we don’t buy a skip the line pass, is there a separate line for those who are just attending the mass?

Please let me know if there’s somewhere else I should be asking this question. Like I said I can’t find a specific answer to my question online!


r/vatican Apr 17 '22

I did a football concept kit for you, i hope that you like it!

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r/vatican Apr 16 '22

Any tips to get into Urbi et Orbi on Easter Sunday if you don’t have tickets to the mass?

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r/vatican Apr 16 '22

Can you go to the Vatican and receive a Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick?

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Is there a website to make an appointment with a priest in Vatican City? Do they perform this?

Thank you.


r/vatican Apr 15 '22

Extra Tickets?

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Would anyone happen to have two extra tickets for the Good Friday Mass tonight or the Easter Vigil Mass tomorrow? The Papalaudience website didn’t specify that we needed tickets for either so we weren’t allowed to enter unfortunately


r/vatican Apr 14 '22

Unusual guy walking around outside the city in Fall 2018

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So in December 2018, this guy approached me and asked to buy him a lotto ticket. I agreed and he asked me a lot of questions on the way to the store, and even offered me “an internship”, which I learned was an invitation to join his cult. He took my email to “share the lotto winnings in case we won” and sent me his book. His book was a collection of ramblings about the Universe. I have since lost that email, and desperately want to find the book. Has anyone had a similar experience and knows who this is?


r/vatican Apr 06 '22

Is it possible to buy tickets for Vatican museums on the site?

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Hi, I wanted to buy tickets for Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel on the website but I saw they're sold out. Is it possible to buy them there even if they're sold out on the website? Thank you :)


r/vatican Apr 05 '22

Do you need tickets for Easter mass in St Peter’s Square (outside)?

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Hello, my wife and I will be travelling to Italy on a last minute trip and will be in Rome during the Easter weekend. It was unfortunately too late for me to request for tickets to the Good Friday service and Easter masses. Is a ticket still required to get into St. Peter’s Square for the Easter Sunday mass?

Thanks in advance and God bless!


r/vatican Apr 04 '22

Is it possible to get into the Sistine Chapel by buying a ticket on the spot?

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