Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 ...

To the faithful who go on pilgrimage to Rome, the Pope grants a special 'indulgence' or remission of their sins. View on ...

Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

Pope Francis on Christmas Eve formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the ...

Rome during the Christmas season is a feast ... and Nativity scenes beckon from churches and storefronts alike. Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s ...

Situated beyond S. Giovanni, due east of the city centre, Pigneto is primarily a ...

When did the church get involved? In ancient Rome, marriage was a civil affair governed by imperial law. But when the empire collapsed, in the 5th century, church courts took over and elevated ...

ROME BOROUGH — A Rome man is accused of breaking into a local church and stealing multiple items on the morning of Dec. 7.

Updated, December 2024: Rome’s avenues are awash in holiday lights, and the sweet, yeasty aroma of freshly baked panettone wafts through the quiet backstreets. The city’s fall rains have left ...