Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

The Vatican has authorized the first LGBT Christian pilgrimage to Rome on September 6th  during the Jubilee of 2025.

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With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

A couple of hours before I join Trafalgar Tours’ seven-day Italian Holiday, I meet an older American woman on the edge of ...

While Indians have made homes in almost every part of the world, these five countries remain exceptions due to various ...

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Twenty-six museums and seven kilometres of galleries and corridors make up the Vatican collection ... Christmas message from the balcony of St Peter’s.Credit: iStock Even if you aren’t ...

O’Connor’s new book is the sequel to 'My Father’s House', his magnificent novel based on the real-life adventures of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, the Kerry-born Vatican priest ...

THE ruins of the Italian capital can be brought to life for kids studying the Romans at school or make for a brilliant adults-only city break. Here’s how to tackle Rome with – or without – ...

Peter’s Basilica in Vatican ... iconic dome and spiritual significance ensure its lasting appeal to pilgrims and travelers alike.”I’ll never forget standing in line to enter St. Peter ...