The pedestrian space between the Avenue of Reconciliation, Piazza Sanctuary and Castel Sant’Angelo around the Vatican began to be transformed. Rome Mayor Gualtieri: “We want to move from reconciliation to a real embrace between Italy and the Vatican”.
(Vatican News Network) Millions of pilgrims will flock to Rome on the occasion of the 2025 jubilee, and the city government has launched a pedestrian area renovation plan for Piazza Pia near the Vatican. On July 26, relevant parties of the project held a press conference in the Concorde Concert Hall, introducing the project with a total investment of 70 million euros in detail. The new large pedestrian square will connect the Castel Sant’Angelo area with Via della Conciliazione and St. Peter’s Basilica. In addition, the project plans to build an underground passage connected to the Lungotevere in Sassia. Work will begin on August 21 this year and end on December 8, 2024. The mayor of Rome, Gualtieri, and Archbishop Fisichella, who is in charge of organizing the jubilee, attended the press conference.
During the press conference, Archbishop Fisichella, appointed by the Pope to prepare for the 2025 Jubilee, expressed his deep gratitude to the Italian government and government commissioners for the “continuous daily cooperation” that will make the “Jubilee a welcome event in Rome and Italy.” An important moment for many pilgrims”. Close collaboration between the Holy See, the Italian government and the city of Rome is essential, as the two countries need to fully agree on their needs in order to ensure effective transportation and safety. “In a beautiful city, the quality of life increases and violence decreases. We are working towards this goal: Rome will become more beautiful to better serve citizens, pilgrims and tourists,” said the archbishop. In addition, the archbishop said, “beauty is worth contemplating, and Rome needs to be experienced deeply. This also translates into a spiritual need. The Jubilee is a spiritual need that we want all to experience”.
An embrace between Italy and the Holy See
Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, spoke about the work in progress when he introduced the project at a launch event. He noted that, from a symbolic and spiritual point of view, the works in the Piazza Sanctuary area were considered the most important, “because it was intended to bring together important areas such as St. Peter’s Basilica, Via della Conciliazione and Castel Sant’Angelo Places are reconnected. We hope to move from reconciliation to real embrace between Italy and the Vatican”.
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2023-07-28 08:12:43
