Holy Land

Something else perished, too — a true emblem of the Church, a jewel of the old basilica, and one of the masterpieces of a new artistic age. The façade of the old basilica had once been adorned with a monumental mosaic by Giotto: the Navicella, or The Boat of Saint Peter

It’s raining in Bethlehem. It started this morning in Jerusalem, and the Wall—which usually keeps everything else at bay—can’t stop this