Opening to the public of the new Piazza San Giovanni in Rome.

New Lungotevere in Sassia underpass under the new Piazza Pia, pedestrian area at the beginning of Via della Conciliazione, as part of the works underway in Rome in view of the Catholic Jubilee 2025.

Laura Itzkowitz The centuries-old Piazza Navona is perhaps one of the best-known public squares in Rome. People sipping coffees while watching street performers and artists fill the square.

Laura Itzkowitz Found at the Piazza di Spagna ... you may pass by the steps on one of the best Rome tours. You'll find the Spanish Steps, as well as the Keats-Shelley House, some elaborate ...

Earlier this year Italy's annual May Day concert left behind its traditional venue outside the basilica, moving to the Circus Maximus, however the concert will return to Piazza San Giovanni in ...

For Italy’s capital ... A new ticketed entry at the fountain has also proven divisive. Piazza Venezia, one of Rome’s most famous squares, is now a construction site for a new Line C metro ...

Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

Meloni joins Gualtieri at opening of Piazza Pia on eve of Jubilee Year. Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni inaugurated a newly-pedestrianised square and underpass near the Vatican on Monday as Rome ...

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 ...

Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve, ...

The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s ...

People visit Galleria Alberto Sordi decorated with festive lights in Rome, Italy, Dec. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing) A Christmas tree is seen at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, Dec. 17, 2024.