The city’s upper brow may live here, but for tourists it’s a sweet spot – close enough to the city’s most visited sights and ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pilgrims lined up early Wednesday to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica, as Christmas marked the start of the 2025 Holy Year ...

Italy and the Vatican have completed the restoration of a secret walkway used down the years as an escape passage for popes and fictionally employed by the villains and heroes of Dan Brown's ...

Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday ... and police patrols around Christmas markets and displays and tourist attractions. The Vatican, with its life-sized creche and giant Christmas tree ...

The wooden Nativity scene in the Vatican’s main audience hall had generated headlines when it was unveiled December 7 because of the presence of the keffiyeh, the black-and-white checkered ...

DMOs are non-profit organizations that help promote and market local attractions, accommodation options, tourism services, transportation, retail stores, restaurants, events and more. Garden City ...

Machu Picchu in Peru has been named as the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction ... of rides and attractions for visitors of all ages. Intramuros is a historic walled city located in Manila ...