The Catholic Church’s celebration should attract millions of extra visitors to Rome and beyond. Here’s how to plan around ...

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been ...

Jubilees are typically celebrated every 25 years in the Catholic Church. Here's why, including tips on where to stay, what to ...

The Jubilee starting on December 24 is a religious event of enormous significance for the city of Rome, Italy, and the world ... In the history of the Church, since 1300, there have been twenty ...

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 million visitors to Rome.

More than 35 million attendees are expected in Rome alone, according to Italy ... launching Jubilee 2025. Photo by Alberto Pizzoli For those pilgrims following the Catholic church’s commandments ...

Rome during the Christmas season is a feast ... Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve, have the unique ...

He was wheeled across the threshold as bells tolled across Rome and the choir ... The last regular Jubilee was in 2000, when St. John Paul II ushered in the church’s third millennium.

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year, kicking off a celebration of the Catholic Church ... of a Jubilee, in which the Catholic faithful make pilgrimages to Rome.