Vatican City is an inspirational place. You don't need to be Catholic or even religious to appreciate the architecture, art, and the city's historical significance. But there is a place within the ...

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Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the State ...

The scene takes place on a rooftop in Rome in October 2023 ... Raffaella Petrini was appointed Secretary General of the Vatican City State administration. Sister Alessandra Smerilli, 50, was ...

All roads really do lead to Rome. So many cultures, countries and customs stem from the influential history of this city. And ...

‘Yes, you’re in Rome,’ the woman at the check-in desk confirms as she hands me my keycard. The view from my room is a striking bird’s-eye view of a confusingly unfamiliar city. It turns ...

At Pope Francis’ request, the Vatican will now pay a monthly bonus of 300 euros (about $309) per family to employees of the city-state who ... In 2016, she moved to Rome, Italy, where in her ...

On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

Instead, he has chosen his favorite church in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore, a place he often goes to pray before big moments. "The Vatican is the home of my last service, not my eternal home," Francis ...

Vatican City, Vatican City - September 26, 2024 New guidelines released by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Friday brings the ordination of openly gay men to the Catholic priesthood closer.

But it was only made official by Pope Pius V in 1570. Mainly, in Vatican City and throughout Rome and Italy, people celebrate Saint Joseph’s Day by attending special masses, joining in parades, ...