Tourists at St. Peter's in Rome, the largest church in Christendom, have long goggled at 16 inscriptions on the floor of the vast basilica, indicating the dimensions of big, famous churches of the world.* In 1950, Holy Year pilgrims will see a 17th marker, for the smallest church of all to be included—Manhattan's St. Patrick's Cathedral.
New York's Cardinal Spellman first requested a marker for St. Pat's a year ago; last week, on a brief visit to Rome, he asked why nothing had been done about it. Vatican officials explained that plans for St. Patrick's marker had been held up at the...
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