I stayed in Rome’s poshest area and it was surprisingly cheap
The city’s upper brow may live here, but for tourists it’s a sweet spot – close enough to the city’s most visited sights and ...
National Catholic Register16h
Rome Transforms Streets, Fountains and Piazzas for Jubilee Year 2025
A new pedestrian square and walkway connecting Rome’s historic center to the Vatican and renovations to the Trevi Fountain ...
The Marietta Times21h
Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message
Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm ...
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Mary, not technology, is world's hope, cardinal says at Holy Door opening
"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...
National Catholic Register3d
Queen of Queens: The Pietà’s Epic Journey from Rome to America
The iconic sculpture’s journey from the Vatican to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York was a monumental feat of faith and ...
How Suzie Davies re-created the Sistine Chapel and other secret spots for 'Conclave'
Vatican spots and rituals inspired the production design for 'Conclave.' But Suzie Davies and director Edward Berger didn't get overly caught up in them.
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Making a pilgrimage to Rome for the jubilee? Here’s what you should know
For Jubilee 2025 pilgrims, the experience of arriving in Rome will be new due to the reconditioning of a disused stretch of ...
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Pope says Jesus source of brotherly fraternity, not economics or ideology
On the Vigil of the feast of St. Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis said the hope of brotherly fraternity is not based on ...
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Pope Francis’ 2024: Turning 88, presiding over synod, opening Holy Year
The pope, who turned 88 Dec. 17, mostly uses a wheelchair and presides over rather than concelebrates most public liturgies.
Secret 13th century escape passage for Vatican popes reopens to the public
A historic secret passage connecting the Vatican with Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo has reopened to the public on Monday. View on ...
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New Year’s Eve celebrates St. Silvester – the 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church and state
A mosaic of St. Silvester baptizing Emperor Constantine, from the Basilica Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patience
Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...