Holy Jubilee in Rome
Pope lets priests absolve abortion during Holy Year
Pontiff also recognises confessions made to irregular Society of St Pius X.
Pope Francis has given all priests discretion during the Catholic Church's Holy Year of Mercy to forgive women who have h...
Controlling Rome's traffic during the Jubilee year
How to get pilgrims to and from St Peter's.
Cleaning up the city is one project for the Holy Jubilee Year that opens on 8 December. A much more difficult one is how to cope with the traffic. This i...
Rome prepares for Holy Jubilee
City starts public works.
The first public works in preparation for the Holy Year of Mercy are scheduled to start on 7 September around Stazione Termini.
The work around the station includes up...
Only three months before opening of the special Holy Year.
Announcing the city's plans for the coming Jubilee year Rome's mayor, Ignazio Marino, has outlined details and costs of some of the projec...
Rome's Termini station to get upgrade
Works to be completed ahead of Holy Jubilee.
The adminstration of Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino has sanctioned a €4 million project to upgrade the area around the capital's central railway station Te...
Rome to upgrade area around Termini station
Works to be completed ahead of Papal Jubilee.
The adminstration of Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino has sanctioned a €4 million project to upgrade the area around the capital's central railway station T...
Rome Jubilee could attract 33 million pilgrims
Report estimates €8 billion boost to economy.
As many as 33 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome during the Jubilee year between 8 December and 20 November 2016, according to a report by Cen...
Rome prepares for Jubilee Year
Rome and Lazio region pool resources in preparation for influx of pilgrims.
Authorities from Rome and the region of Lazio are joining forces to prepare for the Jubilee Year, scheduled to begin Rome...
Pope Francis declares Holy Year in Rome
Pontiff makes announcement on his second anniversary.
Pope Francis has announced an extraordinary Holy Year dedicated to "the mercy of God", beginning on 8 December, the Feast of the Immaculate Con...
