Angel fresco resembling Giorgia Meloni removed from Rome church
Vatican appears to order removal of restored painting that looked like Italian PM after embarrassing debacleThe face of a winged angel bearing a striking resemblance to the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been erased from a fresco in a historic Rome church, putting an end to a debacle...
<p>Vatican appears to order removal of restored painting that looked like Italian PM after embarrassing debacle</p><p>The face of a winged angel bearing a striking resemblance to the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been erased from a fresco in a historic Rome church, putting an end to a debacle that embarrassed the Vatican.</p><p>The image on the wall painting in a chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina in central Rome was removed overnight, leaving the cherub headless.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/angel-fresco-resembling-giorgia-meloni-removed-from-rome-church">Continue reading...</a>
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