Pope Francis will preside over the funeral for former pope Benedict XVI, who has died at the age of 95, on January 5, the Vatican said Saturday.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies in Vatican at 95
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Catholics and tourists visiting St Peter's Square on Saturday expressed sadness and admiration for former pope Benedict XVI, following news of his death aged 95.
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Former pontiff passed away in Vatican almost a decade after he stood down.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died aged 95 at his Vatican City residence on at 09.34 on Saturday 31 December, the Holy See press office announced....
English-language religious services in Rome during the 2022 Christmas season.
We have put together a list of the times of Christmas religious services and Masses in English in Rome for 2022. For the programme of Pope Fr...
A short guide to Christmas cribs and Nativity scenes to visit in Rome over the festive season.100 PresepiThe 2022 edition of 100 Presepi, Rome's international nativity crib exhibition, takes place under the colonnade in...
2022 Christmas schedule at St Peter's.
Pope Francis will celebrate the 'Midnight Mass' at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Christmas Eve at 19.30, the same time as last year.
Despite its name, the Christmas Eve...
Pontiff saddened by death of German homeless man in the shadow of St Peter's Basilica.
Pope Francis has prayed for Burkhard Scheffler, a 61-year old homeless man, who died on Thursday night near the colonnade of St Pete...
Centuries-old tree to stay in forest after last-minute reprieve.
The majestic silver fir that had been destined to become the Vatican's Christmas tree in St Peter's Square this year has been spared from the chop after a...
100 Presepi returns to colonnade of Piazza S. Pietro.
The 2022 edition of 100 Presepi, Rome's international Nativity crib exhibition, is scheduled to take place under the colonnade of St Peter's Square from 8 December u...
Christmas tree in Piazza S. Pietro to be lit up on 3 December.
This year's Christmas tree in the Vatican will be a 30-m high silver fir from the small mountain village of Rosello in Italy's central Abruzzo region.
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Colosseum closed to visitors on 25 October.Pope Francis will join other religious leaders at a prayer service for peace at Rome’s Colosseum on the afternoon of Tuesday 25 October.
During his Angelus at the Vatican on Su...
Video display at St Peter's every night until 16 October.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli inaugurated a two-week light show on the façade of St Peter's Basilica, telling the story of the first pope, at the Vatican on Sunda...
Rome recreates a miracle snowfall every August.
Rome celebrates La Madonna della Neve (Our Lady of the Snows) by recreating a miracle snowfall outside the Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore during the height of summer.
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Pontiff addresses retirement rumours in interview.
Pope Francis said that in the event of an eventual resignation from the papacy he would live in Rome, ruling out a return to his native Argentina or staying in the Vati...
Historic event to be held on the streets of Trastevere from 16-25 July 2022.
Rome is awash with religious traditions however few are as popular as the Festa de' Noantri which has attracted large crowds every summer for...
41 years ago today gun shots in Rome rang out around the world.
Today is the 41st anniversary of the near-fatal assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, an event that stunned the world.
On the fateful day - 13 May...
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