They may go for a few, short hours or may spend a week or more.
Catholic pilgrims go to visit the great synagogue of Rome.
Rome is a city so vast and rich in art, monuments and great views, a historic city, which has preserved its charm and independence throughout the centuries..Catholic AnswerSimple, because in Rome is the Vatican, which has been the center and head of the Christian Church since St. Peter was martyred there, and his successors, the Popes still live there.
Rome is the location for the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope, currently Pope Benedict XVI. People come to see Rome and for Catholics visiting the various churches around the city is important. Most pilgrims will go to the Vatican and try to attend a Papal mass. Rome is full of history, and pilgrims will try to see many of the things that relate to Christian history.
Yes - When I went to Rome I did
There are no elementary or secondary schools in the Vatican.
yes you can go to rome the vatican city to see the pope
The Vatican City. It is a country in its own right.
He went to the Vatican in Rome, where he is the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura.
JudaismModern Judaism does not have pilgrimages. However, even if it did, Rome is of no religious significance for Judaism. Islam viewMuslims don't go to Rome for pilgrimage. They go to Mecca (or Makkah); and its vicinties; in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rome is/was filled with temples, the Vatican, fountains, villas, the colosseum, churches, monuments, and the catacombs. I have been there 3 times and still want to go back.
The Vatican is surrounded by Rome, Italy, and is the smallest city state in world. It is the home of the Pope and the Catholic Church. Located in the Vatican is St. Peter's that was designed by Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel that was painted by him. Buried within St. Peter's is the tomb of Peter and past popes. Also there is 4 museums, and vast amounts of art and antiquities. There is also a library filled with books from through the ages and it has it's own banking system. I have been there three times and still want to go back.
You couldn't go by boat to Rome from Pompeii. Rome is north of Pompeii and inland.