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Vatican

Can the curia afford to fix Vatican security problems?

Edgar Beltrán
Feb 10, 2025
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When a man climbed on the main altar at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday and threw down six candlesticks and an altar cloth, it was the the latest of a series of recent security issues at the Vatican.

A man kicked over candles Friday atop the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica.

In fact, the security team which stopped him may have already had some practice…

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