Rome is transforming: the construction sites of Piazza Pia and the future of the city
The recent inauguration of Piazza Pia marks a turning point for the Capital. This pedestrian space, created in view of the ...
National Catholic Reporter1d
Don't lose hope, pope says as he opens Holy Door at Rome prison
Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and officials of the Italian justice department. The door of the prison's Church of Our Father ...
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A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know
Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri has said the security plans call for a mix of traditional policing — a reported 700 extra ...
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patience
Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.
Rome's Trevi Fountain restored in time for Jubilee year
A restored Trevi Fountain was unveiled on Sunday after more than two months of cleaning and restoration, part of Rome's ...
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Holy Year: Papal festivities expected to aggravate housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
Rome’s relationship with Jubilees dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the first Holy Year in what historians ...
Stadio Flaminio: The Future Home of S.S. Lazio?
Lazio President Claudio Lotito presented a pre-feasibility study for the Stadio Flaminio to Rome’s Mayor Roberto Gualtieri on ...
A Holy Year is about to start in Rome – the city had changed forever
A Holy Year is about to start in Rome – the city had changed forever - Expert more tourists, more police and more indulgences ...
As Rome Prepares for a Tourist Surge, Residents Fear Losing the City’s Soul
The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s ...
Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work in time for the Jubilee Holy Year
Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain has reopened ahead of the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, following the completion ...
Rome completes marquee project in contentious city overhaul for Catholic Holy Year
Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City ...
For some, the pope's big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year next week, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that include ...