The Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano covered the story of Secondo Pia's photograph of 28 May 1898 in its edition of 15 June 1898, but it did so with no comment and thereafter Church officials generally refrained from officially commenting on the photograph for almost half a century.
Walaupun surat kabar Vatikan L'Osservatore Romano memberitakan cerita fotografi Secondo Pia tanggal 28 Mei 1898 dalam edisinya tanggal 15 Juni 1898, media ini melakukannya tanpa komentar dan setelah itu para pejabat Gereja pada umumnya menahan diri dari berkomentar secara resmi atas fotografi selama hampir setengah abad.