where the obelisk was originally made, it was brought to rome the first century by the emperor and he put it in a stadium next to where the present-day st. peter s basilica stands. the stadium was then named the stadium of nero, his successor, and that was where the apostle peter was martyred. reporter: the professor of the gregorian university in rome says peter and paul came to the heart of the empire for different reasons. rome is the scene of peter and paul, where the two columns of the ancient church offered their final witness to christ. in shedding their blood here. paul, who was beheaded on the via, and peter who was crucified at vatican hill. it is their testimony, their witness in this city, which establishes rome as the firm foundation of the church.
she had pneumonia. and, alaska breaking the snowfall record with a spring storm, three-and-a-half inches fell saturday bringing the total to season to 133.6 inches. that is just one inch more than the record set nearly 60 years ago. and, pope benedict xvi celebrating easter mass in rome. tens of thousands of catholics flocking to st. peter s square to remember christ s crucifixion and resurrection, after mass, he ll give the traditional easter blessing, from the central loggia, inside st. peter s basilica. i m anita vogel. now, back to who is jesus. his story has been told in art. in music.