EU recovery funds fuel frenzied restorations around Rome, including at famed basilica

Italy Basilica Restoration - (2026 Copyright The Associated Press)

Some of the lesser-known treasures at San Pietro in Vincoli basilica in Rome, known for Michelangelo’s massive marble statue of Moses, are finally being restored.

Thanks to an infusion of European Union pandemic recovery funding, a frenzied series of restorations at religious, historic and cultural sites around the Eternal City are popping up.