4.5K views · 870 reactions |  HIGHLIGHTS | Pope Francis presided over the opening rites of the Mass for the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. He also gave the homily and prayed before the tomb of St. Peter after Mass with a delegation from the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. | EWTN Asia Pacific | Facebook

Happy Feast of Saints Peter and Paul! This feast day celebrates the martyrdom of both St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome. It is a truly sacred day for the global Church, with many Catholic countries observing it as a public holiday. In Rome, they celebrate the feast day with a massive fireworks display called “La Girandola,” launched from Castel Sant’Angelo. Romans have been celebrating their patron saints with this show since 1481! 🎆 ✨ In the Latin Church, this feast day is a Solemnity, and though