Vatican City
His Holiness Pope John Paul II performs Mass under the central dome in St. Peter's Basilica, a huge church built in Renaissance style. The nave which leads to the central dome is in three bays, with piers supporting a barrel-vault, the highest of any church. On solemn occasions a Papal Mass, the Solemn Pontifical High Mass will be offered by the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Oct 29, 1994