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Vatican Museum Exhibit Chronicles Restored Cross Demolished During Earthquake

Finally tonight, a new exhibit at the Vatican Museums takes a closer look at the restoration of a cross that was destroyed in a recent earthquake. EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, interviews Barbara Jatta, Director of the Vatican Museums, on the exhibition titled "Fragments Of Hope" which is currently underway at the Vatican Museums and chronicles the extraordinary restoration of the painted cross of the Abbey of St. Eutizio, which fell apart in the 2016 earthquake that struck central Italy. 


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Andreas Thonhauser is EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the WU Executive Academy in Vienna and a Master’s degree in German Philology/Anglistics and Americanistics from the University of Vienna. Prior to joining EWTN, Thonhauser worked as the Director of External Affairs for a global human rights organization, and for several media outlets in Vienna, Austria.

 

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