The Vatican, usually a hive of activity during a Jubilee year ... the Church enters a nine-day mourning period, followed by the process of electing a new Bishop of Rome. This period is steeped ...

Tour-guide organization plans customized itineraries for parishes, private groups and high-school students — and runs a ...

For the faithful who have descended on Rome for an event that comes every 25 years, the absence of the pope has been ...

The neighborhood was chosen both for the architecture it contains and for how the neighborhood reflects Rome's history.

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...

Michelangelo’s dome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s colonnade and the ancient tomb of the apostle Peter have been recreated within ...

The structure is supported by statues of four doctors of the Church — two from ... number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to take part in jubilee year celebrations.

it’s a Jubilee year,” said Salomon, referring to the Roman Catholic Church Holy Year that takes place every 25 years and is expected to bring millions of faithful to Rome and the Vatican in 2025.

Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church, sending a strong signal he plans to ...

Three days before his hospitalization, Francis ordered the creation of a new high-level commission to encourage donations to the headquarters of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church. The new ...