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Vatican police arrest man under Bernini's baldacchino.
A man was arrested by Vatican gendarmes for throwing a candelabra off the main altar in St Peter's Basilica on the morning of 4 September.
The man climbed onto t...
Pontiff got stuck in a lift for 25 minutes.
Pope Francis was late for the traditional midday appointment for the Angelus in St Peter's Square on 1 September, after getting stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes.
Apologisi...
Matteo Bruni takes over from the Holy See's interim press spokesman Alessandro Gisotti.
Pope Francis has appointed British-born Matteo Bruni as new director of the Holy See's press office, effective from 22 July, accord...
Two ossuaries found under the Teutonic College in Vatican City will be examined forensically on 20 July.
The Vatican is to carry out forensic tests on bones discovered during new excavations in the ongoing search for th...
Ancient religious festival held in Rome's Trastevere every July.
The annual Festa de’ Noantri takes place in the Rome district of Trastevere from 15-29 July. Central to the festival, which dates back to the start of t...
Bishop of Rome expresses concern for capital.Rome has become "a city of decay and neglect" according to Pope Francis who was speaking during a Mass for Corpus Christi in the Tiburtina district on 23 June.
The pontiff ap...
English-language religious services in Rome and the Vatican during Easter Week 2019.Vatican ceremonies 18 April. Holy Thursday. Chrism Mass, Vatican Basilica, 09.30.19 April. Good Friday. Papal Mass, Vatican Basilica 17...
For 60 days pilgrims in Rome can climb original marble stairs on their knees.
Rome's Scala Santa or Holy Stairs - a sacred staircase which Christ is said to have ascended to be sentenced to crucifixion by Pontius Pilate...
Francis will be fourth pope to visit Campidoglio.
Pope Francis will visit Rome city council at the Campidoglio on 26 March, following an invitation from the capital's mayor Virginia Raggi.
Francis will become the fourt...
Swiss Guards replace cast iron helmets with lighter headgear.The Vatican's Swiss Guards have begun to replace their traditional cast iron helmets with much lighter headgear in PVC, produced with the aid of 3D printing te...
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens near Porta di Roma.
Europe's largest Mormon temple has opened in the north-east fringe of Rome, just inside the city's ring road, following a decade of construction....
Vatican spokesman and deputy stand down abruptly on New Year's Eve.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of Vatican spokesman Greg Burke and his deputy Paloma Garcia Ovejero, according to an announcement by the Ho...
Vatican to inaugurate new energy-saving led lighting scheme on 25 January.
The Vatican has installed a new led lighting system in the interior of St Peter's Basilica following a two-year project carried out by the Germa...
Roof of 16th-century church at Roman Forum collapsed last summer.
The central Rome church of S. Giuseppe dei Falegnami, whose roof collapsed on 30 August, will reopen to visitors during the Christmas period, from 22 Dec...
English-language religious services in Rome over Christmas 2018.
All Saints' Anglican ChurchVia del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881.24 Dec. Crib Service for children 17.00, First Eucharist of Christmas 23.30.25 Dec. Said...
Nativity scene in St Peter's Square is break with tradition for Vatican.
The Vatican has unveiled a giant Nativity scene which was built using 720 tons of compacted sand from Jesolo near Venice.Professional sand artist...
43rd edition of Christmas crib exhibition to be held on Via della Conciliazione from 7 December until 13 January 2019.The 2018 edition of 100 Presepi, Rome's international nativity crib exhibition, moves to Via della Con...
Pope's Lamborghini is prize in online fundraising campaign for charity.
Pope Francis has put his white Lamborghini sports car up for raffle a second time after the final bidder at a previous charity auction in May faile...
Pope Francis will visit Rome's Spanish Steps during national public holiday on 8 December.On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday 8 December, Pope Francis will pay homage to the Virgin Mary by making a pilg...
Vatican installs new lighting system for Michelangelo sculpture in St Peter's.
The Pietà, Michelangelo's marble masterpiece in St Peter's Basilica, has been illuminated using new LED lights with warm white tones.The new...
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