Must-sees include Saint Vigil Cathedral, where the Council of Trent was held in the mid-16th century, and Buonconsiglio ...

Twice a week, the utility’s workers use a machine developed for swimming pools to suck up the coins from the basin. During ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

A certain aura of carpe diem permeates the air when it comes to solo travel, and if you are a history buff, a fashion ...

Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...

It came as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration that is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome ... a deadly Christmas market attack in Germany.

Roman Pagan celebrations in December hold major similarities to modern-day Christmas festivities, but how did they come to be?

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where ... and has led to major upheaval central Rome as the Eternal City scrambles to prepare ...