President visits St Peter?s Basilica

15 Dec, 2015

President Maithripala Sirisena who is in Vatican on a special invitation of Pope Francis visited St Peter?s Basilica Church today (Dec. 15).?St. Peter?s Basilica? is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. It is famous as a place of pilgrimage and for its liturgical functions

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