Pope Francis became the first pope in 728 years to open the Holy Door of a 13th-century basilica in L’Aquila, Italy, on Sunday. During a visit to the Italian city located about 70 miles northeast of ...
When the Vatican announced Pope Francis would travel to L'Aquila in central Italy Aug. 28 to open a seven-centuries-old celebration of forgiveness, people on social media began speculating that the ...
Pope Benedict XVI lays his pallium on the casket of St. Celestine V, a 13th-century pope who resigned, during a 2009 visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L’Aquila, Italy, in this ...