More than a million faithful Catholics have been flocking to St. Mary Major Church in Assisi, Italy, over the last several months to venerate the relics of soon-to-be St. Carlo Acutis. The Catholic Church’s first millennial saint will be canonized during a Mass in St.
Up to 35 million people are expected to visit Rome by the end of 2025 for the Jubilee Year. Despite the increased visitors expected, recent surveys show Italy remains the world’s top travel destination. According to the “2025 Virtuoso Luxe Report,” surveying more than 2,200
The Jubilee Year is upon us; and next month, the Vatican, as part of its continuing Jubilee celebrations and special events, is offering a gathering, a Jubilee of Deacons and their families. This celebration will include journeying together through the Holy Doors of the major
Anyone who has ever visited European churches, especially churches in Italy, is familiar with the framed silver images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that are often found displayed on the walls of these holy places. In some of the churches or shrines, the walls
Given all that there is to experience in Italy; the Vatican, the David, the Colosseum, the Duomo in Milan, the Borghese Gallery, the Grand Canal, just to name a few, why would anyone put sitting on a park bench in this magnificent country, on their
Location of the First Nativity Gives New Insight to Old Christmas Carols As I stood there overlooking the Rieti valley, in the hilltop town of Greccio, the lyrics to more than one much-loved Christmas carol came to mind. Away in a manger, no
I’ve always been a fan of my fellow Italian American, Tony Bennett, whose real last name happens to be Benedetto, by the way. But I think Tony would agree, that while he sang his heart out over the city by the bay, when it comes to
“Look Ma, no lines!” If there is one phrase that sums up my recent ten-day trip back to the Motherland as I call it, it is that one. In all the years I have been traveling to Italy, there has never been a famous church,
COVID-19 and the weather have a great deal in common. I think we can all agree that one thing we’ve learned from the Coronavirus over the last year, is that the only thing constant, much like the elements, has been change. The latest forecast for Italy
“Felice anno nuovo.” Happy New Year in Italian. To ring in the New Year, I thought it would be fun to combine T’s Teatime blog with T’s Italy, my website and Italy travel consultation effort, www.travelitalyexpert.com, concerning all things Italia! Although we cannot travel to sunny
