in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, 31 December 2024. (Photo by EPA/MASSIMO PERCOSSI /MaxPPP) Seated in a chair at the foot of an immense column and wearing a vestment adorned with golden ...

In the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica, there is a “Holy Door,” or Porta Sancta, that is only opened during a Holy Year. Pope ...

All roads really do lead to Rome. So many cultures, countries and customs stem from the influential history of this city. And, just as Rome sculpted the world into what it is today, I cannot wait to ...

The 211th edition of Il-Belt Victoria has just been launched. Published by St George’s Basilica, the publication includes an article on the decoration of the basilica’s ceiling by Gian ...

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While many people celebrated 2025 when the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Catholics celebrated a few days earlier when Pope Francis began the jubilee year with a special rite to open ...

Monday, Sheel Seidler, widow of late Padres owner Peter Seidler, filed suit in Texas to attempt to claim control of the franchise from Bob and Matt Seidler—the brothers of Peter—alleging ...

The ceremony began in the basilica’s column-lined courtyard with the ancient ... The other four Holy Doors of the 2025 Jubilee are located at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Archbasilica of St ...

Their arrival at the port of “Nieuw Amsterdam” (modern day New York) was problematic as they had to overcome the hostile reception of the colony’s governor, Peter Stuyvesant. As Dutch ...

God can untie every knot.” Then he threw open the doors of Saint Peter’s Basilica and thousands of people streamed in for the Midnight Mass. They came in their native dress from all parts of ...