St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy (photo via Wikimedia Commons) Decades ago, I lived in an apartment only a few minutes’ walk from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. I have never loved the huge basilica, ...

Wayne Charles Kalayjian 1920 – 2008 Long time Naples resident Wayne Charles Kalayjian passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2008. He was born on February 27, 1920 in Salem, Oregon, the son of ...

In 1742, Pope Benedict XIV was notified by the Vatican’s architect that St. Peter’s Basilica was cracking and that no one knew how to fix it, notes structural engineer Kalayjian in his meticulous and ...

The dome of Peter’s Basilica, seen from the top of the 17th-century baldacchino standing over the basilica's main altar, during restoration work at the Vatican Oct. 8, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) ...

Laura Ellen Kalayjian 1926-2008 Long time Naples resident Laura Ellen Kalayjian passed away on July 10, 2008. She was born on April 16, 1926 in Inglewood, the daughter of Robert and Vera North. Laura ...