“Recently, the world spotlight has been focused on the Vatican and the tight knot of buildings squeezed into its walls. Between St. Peter’s Basilica, the Nervi audience hall, the Domus Sanctae Martae and the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City has seemed like a condensed cluster of structures.
“Behind those lofty brick or travertine facades, however, lies the oasis of the Vatican Gardens, where Pope Benedict XVI will live out his days in a renovated monastery. The gardens were already dear to the pope emeritus, who referred to them as his ‘vital space’ for prayer.”
A recent National Catholic Register article offered a look at the Vatican Gardens mentioned in these opening paragraphs.
To access the complete National Catholic Register article, please visit:
National Catholic Register: Vatican Gardens Provide Prayerful Oasis (13 APR 13)
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