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Pope Francis to say Mass for All Saints at Campo Verano.
All Saints’ Day, or Ognissanti, on 1 November is a public holiday in Italy. However this year it falls on a Sunday so it won't affect the closure of public offi...
Italian newspaper carries exclusive report of a curable brain tumour.
The Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi has denied a report that Pope Francis has a benign and curable brain tumor.
The report was carried by QN...
Vatican launching train tour from Vatican City to Castel Gandolfo gardens.
The Vatican Museums is launching a new tour by train from the Vatican train station directly to the papal gardens at Castel Gandolfo, 25 km...
Toaff remembered for historic meeting with Pope John Paul II.
Rome's former Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff died on 19 April, two weeks before his 100th birthday.
Toaff served as the Rome's chief rabbi for 51 years, until 2...
Street closures and bus detours for Good Friday ceremony
Via dei Fori Imperiali will be completely closed to traffic on 3 April, from 09.00 until midnight, to make way for crowds coming to see Pope Francis lead the tr...
English-language religious services in Rome during Easter Week
VATICAN CEREMONIES
2 April. Holy Thursday. Chrismal Mass, Vatican Basilica, 09.30
3 April. Good Friday. Papal Mass, St Peter's Basilica 17.00, Way of...
Visit for group of 150 followed by dinner.
A group of 150 homeless people will be taken on a private guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel on the afternoon of 26 March, according to Vatican newspaper L...
Carpenters honour their patron saint.
On 22 March the carpenters of Via Urbana will organise a procession in Rome’s Monti neighbourhood.
Every year, the carpenters’ guild of Via Urbana honours its patron, St Joseph...
Rome International Church launches on 25 January
The Rome International Church holds its first public worship service at St George's British International School in the La Storta district of north Rome at 11.00 on 25...
Religious feast forms backdrop to day of festivities and shopping in Rome
On 6 January, Italians celebrate the religious feast of the Epiphany or the more popular one of La Befana. It is a public holiday across Italy...
English language religious services in churches in Rome over Christmas
Wanted in Rome has compiled a list of English language religious services in Rome over Christmas. For Pope Francis' programme see the Vatican cale...
Tango dance in celebration of Argentine pontiff
A day of prayer is being held for Pope Francis on the occasion of his 78th birthday on 17 December.
The Twitter-based initative #AuguriFrancesco began at midnight on...
Traffic restrictions for pope's visit to Spanish Steps
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Monday 8 December, Pope Francis will pay homage to the Virgin Mary by making a pilgrimage to Piazza Mignanelli near t...
Pontiff believes that Colonel Anrig is too strict
Pope Francis will not renew the appointment of the commander of the Swiss Guards, Colonel Daniel Anrig, when his contract expires on 31 January 2015, according to a r...
Cardinal Parolin to preside at celebratory Mass at St Paul's outside the Walls
A Mass marking the centenary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the UK and the Holy See will be celebrated by the Vat...
Pope Francis commissions washing facilities for homeless under St Peter's colonnades
Pope Francis has ordered the installation of showers for the homeless under the colonnades of St Peter's Square after hearing about...
Emma Madigan become Ireland's first female ambassador to Vatican
Ireland's new resident ambassador to the Holy See Emma Madigan presented her credentials to Pope Francis on 11 November.
In addition to becoming the...
Favourite recipes of Pope Francis and his predecessors
The Vatican's Swiss Guards have launched a cookbook of recipes favoured by Pope Francis and his two predecessors, Benedict XVI and John Paul II.
Titled Buon A...
Rome celebrates its Sts Peter and Paul
Although traditionally a public holiday in Rome, with public offices, schools and many shops closed, this year the feast day of St Peter and Paul falls on a Sunday so won't make...
Team of Rome-based priests and seminarians travels to England
The Vatican-based St Peter’s Cricket Club, comprising priests and seminarians, has announced its first tour to England on 12 September.
The so-ca...
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