Pope Benedict XVI (C) attends a service to commemorate the restoration of the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican July 4, 2009. The chapel contains the last frescoes that Renaissance artist Michaelangelo painted, the Conversion of St. Paul and the Crucifixion of St. Peter, and the cost of the five year restoration project was 3.2 million euros, or $4.5 million. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Pope Benedict XVI (C) attends a service to commemorate the restoration of the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican July 4, 2009. The chapel contains the last frescoes that Renaissance artist Michaelangelo painted, the Conversion of St. Paul and the Crucifixion of St. Peter, and the cost of the five year restoration project was 3.2 million euros, or $4.5 million.

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