New renovations and AI-powered digital tours offer visitors a chance to see the historic site ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

On foot, by bicycle, and even on horseback, throngs of pilgrims arrive each day at the tomb of St. Peter in the Vatican ... at the entrance to the basilica. Rome is preparing to welcome more ...

Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

Pope Francis on Tuesday opened the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, marking the official beginning of the ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center, backdropped by St.Peter's Basilica, delivers her speech in Rome, Italy, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 during the opening ceremony of a new pedestrian area in the ...

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica ... returned to Italy in ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica ... Italy in droves following COVID-19, and the explosion of short-term vacation rentals has exacerbated a housing crisis. Some ...