On Saturday, December 18, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Apostolic
Library, which reopened in September after an extensive 3-year
remodeling.
The Pope blessed the new facilities, and toured the rooms, accompanied
by Cardinal Raffaele Farina, the Vatican archivist and librarian.
The
library has been thoroughly modernized, the structures reinforced, and
new features installed to protect the collection and comply with modern
safety codes.
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