Chapter 49
They immediately disembarked when they reached Rome's Main Terminal and went to the subway part to get a ride to the Vatican. They were able to join the crowd in time to attend mass outside St. Peter's Basilica. St. Peter's Square was set up the same way whenever there was a Papal audience. Apparently, they arrived on a day the pope decided to hold mass at the square. It was a treat for Maine. It was her first time to visit the Vatican and she got lucky enough that the mass she attended was officiated by none other than the Pope himself. The mass was in Latin, and she was amazed when she heard Richard respond in the language. She even heard him sing the hymns that were sung in Italian. She smiled, loving the sound of his voice especially when he sang. Her heart was aflutter, seeming ha
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