The seven Roman churches in the pilgrimage ... business and entrepreneurship. For Jubilee 2025 pilgrims, the experience of arriving in Rome will be new due to the reconditioning of a disused ...

For a particularly meaningful way to visit Rome’s major churches - and to sidestep the crowds - try following in the ...

In any case, indulgences and jubilee years have remained enormously popular and profitable for the Catholic Church and for the city of Rome. RASCOE: So how is Rome preparing for all these pilgrims ...

and it is a primary reason pilgrims travel to Rome to attend the Jubilee. Attendees can also undertake a pilgrimage within a pilgrimage. The "Seven Churches" route is a ritual dating back to the ...

The most important aspect of the Jubilee-year pilgrimage to Rome is the granting of plenary ... the traditional pilgrimages of the seven churches, a pilgrimage dedicated to the holy sites tied ...

During a Jubilee, the four papal basilicas in Rome – Saint Peter's Basilica ... undertake a longer spiritual journey called the ‘Seven Church Walk’. A 25km route that snakes through Rome ...

the Catholic Church celebrated the Jubilee Year of 1550. Neri, called the “Third Apostle of Rome” for his evangelization of the Eternal City, saw the throngs of pilgrims arriving for the ...

Workers in Rome discovered a centuries-old skeleton during a June 2024 construction dig near the Vatican for one of the building projects for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee. (photo ...

During the upcoming Jubilee year ... Here are five gorgeous churches that may offer a less-crowded experience. By David Laskin It’s a common complaint that Rome’s churches are overwhelming ...