Reopening Of St Peter’s Basilica Marks First Step For Italy’s Catholics
This aerial photograph taken on May 1, 2020 shows St Peter’s square and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, during the country’s lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 following the novel coronavirus pandemic. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP.Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican reopened to visitors on Monday after being closed for over two months under Italy’s lockdown orders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Restaurants, bars, cafes, shops and hairdressers, among other businesses, were all expected to reopen on Monday, with public masses also resuming. The Argentine pontiff is not yet expected to lead any public religious ceremonies either in the basilica, which can accommodate 60,000 people, or in Saint Peter’s Square, as the Vatican seeks to avoid crowds.
In preparation for the reopening of Saint Peter’s, the largest Catholic church in the world was disinfected on Friday, with workers in full protective suits and masks spraying down the surface of the 23,000-square metre site.
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