TOMB OF ST. PETER
Formal Announcement Of Finding NZPA—Copyright. VATICAN CITY/ Dec. 24. Rec. 10 p.m. In his Christmas Eve message t* the world Pope Fids XII announced that the tomb of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, had been found under the main altar of the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter. He said human bones had been found in the tomb, but it, was not possible to prove with certainty that they were St. Peter’s. The Pope said the great Holy Year jubilee had exceeded his most optimistic expectations.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27581, 26 December 1950, Page 5
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