The Catholic Church’s celebration should attract millions of extra visitors to Rome and beyond. Here’s how to plan around ...

Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Pilgrims strolling through Piazza Navona can browse Rome’s small-scale Christmas market, where vendors sell Nativity figurines, ornaments, and Befana dolls — Italy ...

The pilgrimage town of Assisi in Italy's central Umbria region lights up at Christmas to mark the 800th anniversary of St Francis's best-known ... The oldest copy of the Canticle of the Creatures is ...

It wouldn't be Christmas in Italy without Una Poltrona per Due on tv. Italy is home to some of the world's oldest and most spectacular Christmas traditions that have illuminated and enriched the ...

Must-sees include Saint Vigil Cathedral, where the Council of Trent was held in the mid-16th century, and Buonconsiglio ...

Mary Major in Rome. (photo: Courtney Mares/CNA) Courtney Mares/CNA Features December 24, 2024 On Christmas Eve in 1517 ... of which is housed in Naples, Italy. Father Juan Roberto Orqueida ...

The tour operator is offering guaranteed departures and guaranteed commissions on some of its most popular escorted tours to ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

In a Rome decorated for the holidays and enveloped in the magical atmosphere of Christmas, a new weekend of culture begins in the Capital. Themed events, exhibitions and music will offer Romans and ...