In Rome, the Catholic Church is celebrating a Jubilee year. The Jubilee is anticipated to attract over 30 million visitors to ...
The neighborhood was chosen both for the architecture it contains and for how the neighborhood reflects Rome's history.
Caesar is gaining power — so much so that the people of the Republic of Rome want to crown him king, which would destroy the republic. The senators, including Cassius and Brutus are determined not to ...
Cardinals today still have the chance to lobby behind closed doors for their favored candidate during a conclave. The divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit – or these men’s consciences – will ...
The designation of St. Edward as a minor basilica is a much-deserved honor for the parish, which has long played an important ...
Pope Francis has a special affinity for the basilica and its depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, Salus Populi Romani (Salvation of the People of Rome). “It’s my great devotion ...
The Vatican’s central number is public — and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master make sure all who call it get a real person, not the “press 1 for English, 2 for Latin” version of ...
Francis made plans, too: He decided his tomb will be in St. Mary Major basilica, not in the Vatican, so he can be near his favorite icon of the Madonna, the Salus Populi Romani (“Salvation of the ...
the Salus Populi Romani ("Salvation of the People of Rome"), which is located there. More recently, he has taken to speaking about upcoming events that he is pretty sure he won’t be around for ...
"It is the absolute best getting to raise him," the proud mom told PEOPLE of the toddler Abby Stern is ... in Los Angeles that their 2-year-old son Rome "loves to dance." The married couple ...