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 ...
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Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open the first Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Jubilee year. This ...
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 ...
Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year
Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas ...
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday , inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Vatican Cardinal prays to make this last wartime Christmas
May this be the last wartime Christmas, Cardinal Krajewski prays in Kharkiv, as he celebrated Mass in Ukraine amidst Russia's ...
Meet the Real Housewives of Vatican City
A film about cardinals electing a new pope thrives on the same kind of interpersonal drama as reality TV. Online, fans are ...
Rome’s Jubilee Year Is About to Begin—Here’s What to Know and How to Avoid the Crowds
The once-every-quarter-century Catholic tradition starts on December 24, 2024. Whether you’re planning to travel to Rome or ...
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The pope is kicking off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year, kicking off a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw ...
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 “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, ...