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national capital, Italy
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The pope is kicking off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome's patience
• Dec. 24, 2024, 12:08 PM ET (AP)
A Holy Year is about to start in Rome. Here's what you need to know
• Dec. 23, 2024, 9:03 AM ET (AP)
Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work in time for the Jubilee Holy Year
• Dec. 22, 2024, 2:14 PM ET (AP)
Pope has a cold and will skip outdoor Sunday prayer ahead of a busy week
• Dec. 21, 2024, 10:56 AM ET (AP)
For some, the pope's big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
• Dec. 20, 2024, 12:43 PM ET (AP)
Rome, historic city and capital of Roma provincia (province), of Lazio regione (region), and of the country of Italy. Rome is located in the central portion of the Italian peninsula, on the Tiber River about 15 miles (24 km) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Once the capital of an ancient republic and empire whose armies and polity defined the Western world in antiquity and left seemingly indelible imprints thereafter, the spiritual and physical seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and the site of major pinnacles of artistic and intellectual achievement, Rome is the Eternal City, remaining today a political capital, ...(100 of 20237 words)