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 ...
Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patience
The ceremony inaugurates the once-every-25-year tradition of a Jubilee. Francis has dedicated the 2025 Jubilee to the theme ...
Pope Francis launches jubilee, bringing pilgrims and grumbling to Rome
Jubilees, a Catholic Church tradition dating to 1300, are considered a time for reconciliation and renewal. But for many ...
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 ...
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 ...
St. Peter's Basilica restored for Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year
Pope Francis will celebrate the Vatican's traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass in a newly restored St. Peter's Basilica.
Pilgrims traverse Vatican Holy Door as Christmas marks the 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 ...
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Rome prepares for Catholic Church Jubilee tourists surge
Roman drivers finally got some relief Monday when, after 450 days of traffic chaos and unprintable curses, a ribbon-cutting ...