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Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on March 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

To Enhance Experience of Jubilee Pilgrims to Rome, Security, Technological Enhancements Made to St. Peter’s Basilica

Apr 17, 2025

With the aim of improving the experience of pilgrims traveling to Rome for the holy year, the Fabric of St. Peter has led various restoration and innovation projects.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, presides over a penitential rite on June 3, 2023, two days after a Polish man stripped naked and stood on the basilica’s high altar. | Vatican Media

Penitential Rite Held after Naked Man Stands on St. Peter’s Basilica’s Main Altar

Jun 3, 2023

Two days after a naked man stood on the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in a shocking security breach, the basilica’s archpriest on Saturday held a penitential rite as required by canon law in cases where sacred places are desecrated.

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