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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
CNN gets rare access to St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
One of the Catholic Church’s holiest sites has been preparing for an influx of millions of visitors in 2025, when Rome and ...
Vatican advances beatification process for Belgium's king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified ...
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 ...
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No one seemingly wants to confirm or deny a LGBT jubilee day in Rome
An Italian association of LGBT Christians has said it has received official Vatican approval to make a pilgrimage to next ...
Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks start of the 2025 Holy Year
Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration ...