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 ...
A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here’s what you need to know
Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...
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 ...
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Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis ...
Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks start of the 2025 Holy Year
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...
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The Vatican Corridor, a quick getaway for popes
The centuries’ old Vatican Corridor, an elevated passage that was once an escape route for fleeing popes, will now be open to ...
How to navigate Rome during the Vatican’s Jubilee celebrations
Rome has shifted into high gear for the opening of Jubilee 2025, a blockbuster year-long celebration in the Catholic world ...
Pope Francis ushers in Catholic Church's Jubilee of 'Hope' during Christmas Eve mass
The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" on Christmas Eve at the Vatican in traditional ceremonies before he addressed thousands of Catholic faithful.