The Catholic Jubilee Year, established in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII, is rooted in the Jewish tradition of releasing prisoners, forgiving debts, and restoring harmony every 50 years. During the ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...

Most coins are worth their face value, but others are different story. Coin collectors seek rare currencies often valued at a ...

While the royals themselves haven’t referred to this past year as an ‘Annus Horribilis’ publicly, royal watchers the world ...

Pope Francis will officially inaugurate the Jubilee on Christmas Eve at 7pm, when he pushes open the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. Over 30 million pilgrims expected in Rome for the Jubilee ...

In 2006, Queen Elizabeth broke precedent and invited Kate Middleton — then Prince William’s girlfriend — to Christmas at Sandringham. Understood protocol dictated that partners of royals ...

Rome (AP) — Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations, just in time for the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy ... traditional coin toss into a ...

If you’ve been planning a trip to Rome in 2025, you may have come across news about the Jubilee. For the past year, Rome has been cleaning its fountains (much to the disappointment of recent ...

The Jubilee begins with a symbolic moment: the Pope opening the Holy Door, which this year took place on Christmas Eve. The tradition, dating back to the 15th century, sees the Pope open the Holy ...

Five new coin designs, including those depicting the Red Arrows and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, have been unveiled by ...

The crumbling of the doors would often cause injuries to bystanders, so Pope John Paul II decided in the Great Jubilee of 2000 that the popes would push the door open with their hands. The rite of ...

“I was slightly worried about it, but I noticed the next day that it was on the table,” which made her feel confident that Elizabeth ended up liking the gift. “I think such a simple gesture ...