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Vatican streams Easter ceremonies at St Peter's

Religion 10 Apr, 2020

Pope Francis celebrates Easter ceremonies at St Peter's without the faithful. Easter at the Vatican will be very different in 2020. Like Italy, Vatican City is in lockdown, due to the Coronavirus pa...

Pope Francis walks across empty Rome to pray for end to Coronavirus

Religion 15 Mar, 2020

Pontiff visited two Rome churches to pray for the Coronavirus to end. Pope Francis left the Vatican on Sunday afternoon for a surprise visit to two Rome churches to pray for the end of the Coronaviru...

Rome reopens parish churches after one-day closure

Religion 14 Mar, 2020

Pope Francis urges priests not to abandon faithful in time of crisis. Rome’s parish churches have reopened to the faithful for private prayer after being closed for less than a day. Every church i...

Coronavirus: Rome closes all Catholic churches

Religion 13 Mar, 2020

Vicar of Rome orders closure of Rome's churches until 3 April. All Catholic churches in Rome have been closed to the faithful until 3 April, in line with Italy's total shutdown as the country battles...

Coronavirus: Rome churches cancel Mass

Religion 08 Mar, 2020

No Mass for the faithful in Rome churches until 3 April. The Diocese of Rome has ordered the immediate suspension of all Masses for the faithful in churches throughout the capital, as part of the V...

Pope Francis tests negative for Coronavirus

Religion 03 Mar, 2020

Pontiff cancels several appointments due to a cold. Pope Francis, who has cancelled numerous events in recent days due to a heavy cold, has reportedly tested negative for the Coronavirus, according t...

First Church in Rome closes due to Coronavirus

Religion 01 Mar, 2020

The Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, famous for Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Calling of St Matthew", closed today due to "precautionary measures" after a 43-year-old priest was hospitalized...

Rome opens restored S. Maria sopra Minerva

Religion 18 Feb, 2020

Roman basilica near the Pantheon reopens on 18 February. Rome will reopen the Basilica di S. Maria sopra Minerva with a Mass at 18.00 on 18 February, the feast day of Blessed Fra Angelico, the Early...

Pope makes peace with woman he slapped

Religion 06 Feb, 2020

Pontiff had private meeting with woman after viral slapping incident. Pope Francis met the woman whose hand he slapped on New Year's Eve, several days after footage of the incident went viral. The...

Pope apologises after slapping woman's hand

Religion 01 Jan, 2020

Pontiff admits that even he sometimes loses his patience. Pope Francis has apologised for slapping a woman’s hand as he greeted pilgrims after visiting the Vatican's Nativity scene in St Peter's Squa...

Rome's Christmas church services in English: 2019

Religion 23 Dec, 2019

English-language religious services in Rome over Christmas 2019.All Saints' Anglican ChurchVia del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.24 Dec. Crib Service 17.00, First Eucharist of Christmas 23.30.25 Dec....

Christmas cribs and Nativity scenes in Rome

Religion 21 Dec, 2019

Rome hosts a variety of Christmas cribs and Nativity scenes, from traditional to unconventional, during the festive season each year.100 Presepi The 2019 edition of 100 Presepi, Rome's international...

Feast of Immaculate Conception in Rome

Religion 02 Dec, 2019

Pope Francis will visit Rome's Spanish Steps during national public holiday on 8 December. On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday 8 December, Pope Francis will pay homage to the Virgin M...

World's largest cardboard crib in Rome

Religion 29 Nov, 2019

Rome Christmas crib with life-size figures in cardboard. Rome presents the world's largest Nativity scene made from cardboard, on display at the city hall's parish church of S. Marco Evangelista, jus...

Vatican Christmas tree in St Peter's Square

Religion 16 Nov, 2019

Vatican to switch on Christmas tree lights on 5 December 2019. This year's Christmas tree in St Peter's Square will come from the centuries-old forests in northern Italy that were devastated by storm...

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