Pope Francis has officially opened the Jubilee of Hope, which will see millions of pilgrims and tourist visiting the capital ...

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The pealing of a precious ancient bell marked a momentous beginning to the 2025 Jubilee Year at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, where Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas opened the Holy Door on Jan ...

Come back with us to Ancient Greece, 2,500 Years ago to the original Olympic Games. The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter ...

marking the start of the farming season — was based on the Babylonian calendar, said Dr. Louisa McKenzie, an art historian, ...

The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival ... season — was based on the Babylonian calendar, said Dr. Louisa McKenzie, an art historian ...

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The answer lies in the Roman calendar, which was adopted by Romulus, the founder of Rome, in around 738 BC ... The uncounted winter In ancient times, the agrarian Roman society marked the new year in ...

Pope Francis urged inmates to never give up hope as he inaugurated the Vatican’s Jubilee Year at the high-security Rebibbia prison on the outskirts of Rome on Thursday. The pope opened a “Holy ...

He celebrated the Jubilee at Rome's main prison on Thursday ... 2025 involves a dizzying calendar of events that will sorely test the pope's stamina, with special Jubilee Masses for all the ...