150 Homeless People Invited to tour Vatican City

On March 26, 2015 the City of Vatican opened their doors to almost 150 homeless people who currently live inside the city. They were broken up into 3 groups and allowed through the Petriano  entrance next to St. Peter's Square, according to Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano. This was a very special experience considering many of the less fortunate people who live near or in the city don't get to enjoy these things. "The poor, who usually see only the steps outside the colonnade of St. Peter's Square, will also have a chance to enjoy the Vatican's artistic patrimony," the paper wrote. The homeless were even invited given special tours including seeing the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Many of the people who frequently visit the Museums and Chapels became upset because they were not given the so called, "Special treatment," like the homeless. They considered the event to be unfair and, "A joke."