Rome will make a subway in the Colosseum and a pedestrian in the Vatican

Rome will make a subway in the Colosseum and a pedestrian in the Vatican

The objective will be the pedestrianization of the Via della Conciliazionethe avenue located in the rione del Borgo in the city of Rome, which is 500 meters long and connects the Saint Peter’s Square with the Castel Sant’Angelo on the west bank of the Tiber River. The avenue was built between 1930 and 1950 and is the main access to the Vatican.

Gualtieri also promised that “by 2024” the “Colosseum” stop of line C of the local subway will be finishedstopped years ago by the delicate archaeological work in the excavations around the ancient monument symbol of the “Eternal City”.

The objective is “facilitate the relationship” between the city and the millions of pilgrims who will arrive, added Gualtieri.

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What is the Catholic Jubilee?

The Jubilee is a special year of grace in which the Catholic Church offers the faithful the possibility of asking for a “plenary indulgence”that is, the remission of sins for themselves or for deceased relatives.

the catholic celebration begins in the run-up to Christian Christmas and ends on January 6, with the Epiphany. The opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of Saint Peter and the rest of the major basilicas of Rome.

The one in 2025 will be the second Jubilee of the Pontificate of Francis: the first was the Holy Year of Mercy proclaimed by the Bull “Mercy Vultus” and was held from November 29, 2015 to November 20, 2016.

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According to Vatican figures, in the Jubilee of 2016 about 20 million faithful passed through Romedespite the fact that other “Holy Doors” in the world had also been opened in a symbolic way.

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