Overview
- The blessing and inauguration took place Saturday, Jan. 31, at Pasaje Pío XII in the Vatican Gardens, with the images now permanently installed.
- León XIV said the inclusion “renews the deep bonds of faith and friendship” between Peru and the Holy See.
- The Santa Rosa sculpture was carved by Edwin Morales from white marble brought from Huancayo, and the Marian mosaic was created by Lenin Álvarez.
- The works were produced by Chacas artisans of the Family of Artesanos Don Bosco, rooted in Father Ugo de Censi’s Operación Mato Grosso.
- Peruvian bishops attended with Ambassador Jorge Ponce Sandoval, Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli led the rite, and officials reiterated an invitation for a papal visit that remains unannounced.