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

15 Mar, 2020

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Rome reopens parish churches after one-day closure

14 Mar, 2020

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Coronavirus: Rome closes all Catholic churches

13 Mar, 2020

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Coronavirus: Rome churches cancel Mass

08 Mar, 2020

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Pope Francis tests negative for Coronavirus

03 Mar, 2020

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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...

Italy to complete National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah

Religion 09 Nov, 2019

Italian culture minister sanctions €25 million to complete museum. Italy's culture minister Dario Franceschini has sanctioned state funds of €25 million - cancelled by the previous government - to co...

Rome's Capuchin Crypt: Face to face with death

Religion 30 Oct, 2019

Skulls and bones of the Capuchin friars on Via Veneto in Rome. The vaults and walls of the crypt in the Capuchin Church of S. Maria della Concezione on Rome's Via Veneto are decorated with the bones...

Rome dedicates street to Elio Toaff

Religion 29 Oct, 2019

Rome honours former chief rabbi with street in Jewish Ghetto. Rome is to dedicate a street to Elio Toaff, the chief rabbi of Rome from 1951 until 2001, in the Jewish Ghetto district of the capital on...

All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in Rome

Religion 24 Oct, 2019

Public holiday in Italy on 1 November 2019. All Saints’ Day, or Ognissanti, on Friday 1 November is a public holiday in Italy, meaning a long holiday weekend for most people. The annual holiday co...

Radio Maria creates identity card for Jesus

Religion 11 Oct, 2019

Religious radio station publishes carta d'identità for Jesus. Radio Maria, the Italian-based Catholic broadcaster, has caused controversy among its faithful followers after it posted a picture on soc...

St John Henry Newman and St Isidore's Rome

Religion 09 Oct, 2019

John Henry Newman's first sermon in Rome, soon after he arrived to study for the priesthood in 1846, raised eyebrows among Catholics and Protestants alike. John Henry Newman (1801-1890) ordained prie...

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