Buona Pasqua!

Easter in Rome is pretty spectacular. Though I remain a devout agnostic/sometime virtuous pagan, I really enjoyed participating in the festivities. On Good Friday evening, the Pope narrates the Stations of the Cross in a dramatic ceremony at the Coliseum, complete with fiery crosses.



Here he is, Benedetto XVI.


This was literally inside the Coliseum.

And on a very rainy Easter Sunday, we made it to San Pietro for the Vatican service. It was pretty amazing, though we only made it about half an hour before it was time for a cappuccino.



Piazza San Pietro was packed, though it is incredible how many people can actually fit there. There was a lot of singing and chanting and the Pope did his thing, which concludes my experience of Catholicism's most holy day. Dear readers, consider yourself blessed.