Legend has it that tossing a coin over the left shoulder with the right hand, while standing with your back to the water in ...

reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, amid new security fears following a Christmas market attack in Germany. At the start of Christmas Eve ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of welcome and integration in their communities and reject discrimination.

The draw to Europe in the summer may be strong, but winter tends to be even better — particularly for travelers who don’t ...

came just in time for the start of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year on Christmas Eve. With some 32 million visitors expected over the next year, Rome is in a state of busy preparation ...

New Year season and the winter that follows is often a melancholy time for people in their 60s, 70s and above. The cold of ...

Christmas doesn’t stop news from happening ... An impressive selection from a Rome-based private collection, the best outside the Vatican and the museums on the Capitoline, is coming to the ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16 in the apostolic palace ...

ALBANY — Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, Marcy, has been named chair of the New York State Assembly’s Small ...

He said 2024 has been a “challenging year” for the city of Rome, given the multiple constructions sites preparing for the 2025 Jubilee Year that began at Christmas. “Rome is called to ...

Just before Christmas, I am the first journalist to check ... Romeo had already set his sights on Rome and in 2012 he spotted the palazzo for sale. Originally developed in the 16th century by ...