Templars Today, a private association of lay faithful, signed an agreement with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization to ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee has roots in the Jewish practice of Sabbath rest every seven days ...

Spotting hidden images in optical illusion pictures quickly indicates sharp observation skills and high mental acuity. Today’s optical illusion image is no exception—it’s a game designed to ...

The Italian government is providing Jubilee visas for travelers coming to Rome through trips organized by their local churches. The Jubilee began on Dec. 24, with the opening of the first of four ...

Passing through the doors signifies the cleansing of sins and a reconnection to the faith, and it is a primary reason pilgrims travel to Rome to attend the Jubilee. Several days are earmarked for ...

said Jubilee spokesperson Caterina Rigoni. "It is being celebrated across Rome through masses, processions, and various religious and cultural events at major basilicas, with special attention ...

This may be the year to skip Rome—or Italy entirely. The Roman Catholic Church is celebrating a jubilee year, a roughly yearlong tradition dating to the early 14th century. During jubilees ...

This year, the church is celebrating its 150th Jubilee anniversary as a parish. St. Peter Catholic Church was first established in 1875 by 32 German-Catholic families. The first property for St ...

In any case, indulgences and jubilee years have remained enormously popular and profitable for the Catholic Church and for the city of Rome ... pilgrims who will cross the Holy Door of St ...