With the recent addition of a Polish mosaic, this spiritual labyrinth serves as an immense open-air shrine uniting the diverse cultures of Catholic peoples.
Occupying about 57 acres — a little more than half the surface area of the world’s smallest state — the Vatican Gardens are a vast space of meditation desired by the popes. They also shelter a remarkable heritage of Marian devotion, which was enriched on Tuesday, June 30, when a mosaic representing Our Lady of Gietrzwałd was inaugurated.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, blessed the work, created in the mosaic
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