New archbishop of New York grew up 14 blocks from Pope Leo

ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV appointed on Thursday Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as archbishop of New York, moving a fellow ...
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Rome has two new metro stations that offer underground mini-museums, with more on the way

Excavations for a new subway line linking the city center and the suburbs have turned up a half-million artifacts.

Restorers swap brushes for lasers in the first restoration of an iconic Roman monument in 40 years

Italian restorers have used laser beams to clean an ancient Roman marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

You Can Now See 2,000-Year-Old Thermal Baths and Military Barracks Without Ever Leaving Rome’s New Subway Stations

Two recently opened stops by the Colosseum double as museums, showcasing the ancient artifacts and ruins unearthed during ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Tapped the Power of the New York Pulpit

From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence.
National Catholic Register

Countdown to the Closing of the Jubilee: When, Who Will Close the Holy Doors in Rome?

This Holy Door is slated to be reopened in 2033, when the Church celebrates the Extraordinary Holy Year of the Redemption.

Who was Constantine?

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Pope Leo taps Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan

Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan as archbishop of ...
National Catholic Register

First Painting in Rome of Our Lady of Guadalupe Is Preserved in Fourth-Century Church

The Church of St. Vitale, built in 386, is the oldest Christian church still standing in the center of Rome. It is the “only place of worship from the fourth century that has remained intact ...

Rome opens long-awaited Colosseum subway station, with displays of unearthed artifacts

As the subway line continues onward past the Colosseum, it will run underneath more of the world’s most important cultural ...
America Magazine

Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display near his grave at the Vatican

In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope.

10 Italian Cities That Beat Rome and Florence (Without the Crowds)

Italy is still one of the most beautiful countries on Earth, but its most famous cities often feel overwhelmed by their own ...