arkansas online – Church of Nativity restoration half done

ROME — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the $14.9 million project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won …

The Catholic Register – Treasures at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is being restored

ROME – It is revered by different Christian sects and draws more than a million visitors to the Holy Land every year, making it the biggest tourist attraction in the Palestinian territories. The Church of the Nativity, built by Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, sits in Bethlehem above what’s believed to be the …

il sole 24 ore – ITALY EUROPE 24 – Prato company takes lead restoring Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem

It’s a little known fact that an Italian company has been working abroad for the past three years on an extremely complex and meaningful project: the restoration of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, one of the most spiritually important locations on the planet. The firm is Piacenti, of Prato. “At this point, we’ve …

Daily Mail – Italian firm restoring Nativity Church: Like touching heaven

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …

Daily Inter Lake – ITALIAN FIRM RESTORING NATIVITY CHURCH: LIKE TOUCHING HEAVEN

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …

Salon – Italian firm restoring Nativity Church: Like touching heaven

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …

CBS NEWS – Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem restoration halfway done

ROME – The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites – the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem – says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won …

cnbc – Italian firm restoring Nativity Church: Like touching heaven

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …

cns news – Italian firm restoring Nativity Church: Like touching heaven

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …

Columbia Basin Herald – ITALIAN FIRM RESTORING NATIVITY CHURCH: LIKE TOUCHING HEAVEN

ROME (AP) — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, …