Rome: Mass at St. Peter in Chains
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, 72, of Washington D.C. sits during a mass on Sunday at his titular church in Rome, San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains). Cardinal Wuerl was assigned the church by Pope Benedict XVI. The church, which was built around 432-440 AD, during the pontificate of Pope Sixtus III, houses the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter while he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.
Priests pray during Cardinal Donald Wuerl's mass at San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains).
A nun listens during mass at San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains) on Sunday.
Michelangelo's Moses sits on the side of San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains) in Rome.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl holds mass at his titular church in Rome, San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains) on Sunday. Cardinal Wuerl was the Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1988-2006.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl prays during mass.
One of the many interesting pieces that adorn the walls of San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains) in Rome.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl sits during mass on Sunday at his titular church in Rome.
Priests pray during Cardinal Donald Wuerl's mass on Sunday.
The ceiling at San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains).
Cardinal Donald Wuerl performs communion from the high altar above the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter while he was imprisoned in Jerusalem.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl greets parishioners after mass on Sunday in Rome.