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The outside of the reconstructed Basilica of St. Benedict in Norcia, Italy, is lit up with lights in celebration of its reopening on Oct. 30, 2025.

Italian Basilica of St. Benedict reopens 9 years after it was destroyed by earthquake

Nov 3, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Renato Boccardo of Spoleto-Norcia dedicated the newly repaired basilica, which marks the birthplace of St. Benedict, on Oct. 31. Read more

Restorers in the Vatican Museums’ restoration laboratory work on the Cross of Sant’Eutizio.

Crushed in an earthquake, shattered 15th-century cross restored in time for Easter

Apr 7, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

One of the Abbey of Sant’Eutizio’s artworks was shattered into at least 30 pieces in the rubble of earthquakes in... Read more

The Benedictine Monks of Norcia process with relics of the True Cross. Courtesy photo.

Monks of Norcia praying with 'greater intensity' during coronavirus

Apr 30, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

In the central Italian countryside, at the edge of the Umbrian woods just outside Norcia, a group of Benedictine monks... Read more