As Pope Francis presides over Mass for Sunday’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the faithful in St. Peter’s Basilica will experience the papal Mass in a completely new way, with the help of a state-of-the-art digital audio system.
By Eugenio Bonanata
The new sound system installed in Saint Peter’s Basilica aims to improve the quality of service offered to the thousands of faithful and pilgrims who visit the Basilica daily. The new audio infrastructure replaces the analogue system put in place almost 25 years in preparation for the Jubilee 2000 celebrations.
Over eighty speakers and a state-of-the-art digital system will improve the technical quality of the sound distribution and help increase appreciation for the voices and sounds heard during the celebrations.
Sound comes from the altar
“The system allows for a much more natural participation of those…
