Cathedra Petri

From Leo the Great to Pope Benedict XVI matters pertaining to a special feast.

Inscriptions on the Walls

Our transmission centre outside Vatican City was first inaugurated by Pius XII half a century ago. For the occasion Latin inscriptions were engraved on the walls.

Since the 1920's

As Pope Benedict gets ready for his annual Lenten retreat we take a look at spiritual exercises in the Vatican over the twentieth century.