100 Presepi returns to colonnade of Piazza S. Pietro. The 2021 edition of 100 Presepi, Rome’s international Nativity crib exhibition, is
Category: Religion
Vatican Christmas tree arrives in St Peter’s Square
Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Piazza S. Pietro on 10 December. The Vatican’s Christmas tree, a 28m-high spruce from the
Vatican to display Christmas crib from the Andes
Christmas tree in Piazza S. Pietro will come from Trentino. This year the Vatican will display a Nativity Scene with
Pope sends 15,000 ice creams to Rome prisoners
Prisoners cool down during the summer with gelato from the pope. Pope Francis sent 15,000 ice creams to prisoners in
Rome’s Miracle of the Snow in August
Rome recreates a miracle snowfall every August. Rome celebrates La Madonna della Neve (Our Lady of the Snows) by recreating
Festa de’ Noantri: the story of an ancient religious festival in Rome
Annual procession held on the streets of Trastevere every July. Rome is awash with religious traditions however few are as
The day Pope John Paul II was shot in St Peter’s Square
40 years ago, gunshots in Rome rang out around the world. Tomorrow the Vatican marks the 40th anniversary of the
Pope Francis resumes weekly in-person audiences with the faithful
Faithful can begin attending papal audience in person from 12 May. Pope Francis will resume his weekly in-person audience with the
Vatican to swear in new Swiss Guards on 6 May
Swiss Guards celebrate 515 years in 2021. The Vatican will hold its annual ceremony to swear in recruits into the
Pope’s Easter schedule changes for the second year due to covid-19
The Vatican changes the schedule of 2021 Holy Week ceremonies due to Italy’s covid-19 restrictions. The Holy Week and Easter