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Sponsored walk to raise funds for repair of Anglican church roof
All Saints' Anglican church on Via del Babuino is appealing for donations to help it raise the €100,000 needed to restore and repair the roof of th...
Vatican Library plans to make rare documents available to view online
The Vatican Library's collection of ancient manuscripts dating from the origins of the Catholic Church are being digitised by a Japanese company as...
Il Mio Papa marks pontiff's first anniversary in office
A weekly magazine dedicated entirely to Pope Francis has been released in Italy, as the pontiff celebrates the anniversary of his first year in office.
The fi...
Annual feast day of S. Francesca Romana
Every year on 9 March, the saint’s day of S. Francesca Romana, Roman Catholic drivers take their cars to the Monastero Oblate di S. Francesca Romana to receive the blessin...
Over 80 per cent of Rome hotels already full Hotels in Rome are already almost booked out for the upcoming canonisation of popes John Paul II and John XXII on 27 April, according to the Booking.com website. More than 8...
Australia's Cardinal Pell to head central Vatican office Pope Francis has announced the establishment of a powerful new department to oversee the Vatican's economic and administrative affairs.
The new Secretariat for...
Austerity measures in response to expected budget deficitThe Vatican has announced an immediate hiring freeze and a suspension of salary increases and overtime as part of cost-cutting measures to offset a bleak economic...
16 cardinals under the age of 80 become cardinal electors
Pope Francis will create 19 new cardinals at the Vatican on 22 February, the Feast of the Chair of Peter, following a two-day consistory reflecting on t...
Pontiff presented with chocolate statue of himself
Pope Francis was presented with a life-size chocolate statue of himself following his weekly general audience in the Vatican on Wednesday 5 February.
The pontiff r...
Image became famous following Vatican approval
A mural depicting Pope Francis as "Super Pope" which generated headlines around the world was removed by Rome's refuse agency AMA on 30 January.
On 27 January Rome art...
Explosion in central Rome hours before French leader's Vatican visit A small improvised bomb exploded near the French church of Saint Yves des Bretons on Vicolo della Campana in the early hours of 24 January, caused sl...
Scaled back embassy to be housed in "modest" offices
Ireland has decided to re-open its embassy to the Holy See as part of a wider expansion of the nation's embassy and consulate network. Pressure from Irish members...
Numerous events involving Rome's English speaking churches
The annual international week of prayer for Christian unity takes place from 18-25 January.
This year the biblical text that has been chosen to provide the...
Wanted in Rome has compiled a list of English language religious services in churches in Rome over Christmas. For the Pope’s programme see the Vatican calendar of religious celebrations. All Saints Anglican Ch...
There are numerous cribs on show in Rome during the Christmas season
The 38th edition of the annual international nativity crib exhibition 100 Presepi has opened in Piazza del Popolo's Sala del Bramante and runs daily...
Francis becomes sixth pontiff in wax museum collection
Pope Francis is set to become immortalised in Rome's wax museum when a statue in his likeness goes on display on 8 December.
It took three craftsmen two months...
Traffic restrictions for pope's visit to Spanish Steps
On the feast of the Immaculate Conception on Sunday 8 December, the pope pays homage to the Virgin Mary by making a pilgrimage to Piazza Mignanelli near the Spani...
New offices will be in a separate building on property America's embassy to the Holy See is moving from its current address at Via delle Terme Deciane, near the Circus Maximus, to the grounds of the larger American emba...
Relics thought to be St Peter's shown in public for first time
Bones reputed to belong to St Peter were displayed in public for the first time on 24 November, during a Mass in St Peter's Square to mark the end of the...
Virtual tour of restored catacombs available on Google Maps
The Vatican reopened the newly-restored catacombs of Priscilla to the public on 19 November following a five-year restoration project.
Located along the V...
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