Venice is famously not short of tourists ... The Procuratie Vecchie in St. Mark’s Square – one of the most famous buildings in one of the world’s most famous city spaces – has opened ...

St. Mark's Square, or Piazza San Marco, is considered by many to be the heart of Venice. As the largest square in Venice, St. Mark's Square is the only piazza in the city. Lining the square are ...

Residents struggled to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge chunk of glacier that buried most of their picturesque Swiss village, in what scientists suspect is a dramatic example of ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) - Tourists and residents were allowed back into St. Mark’s Square in Venice on Saturday, a day after it was closed due to exceptionally high tidal waters that swept through ...

Pope Francis will travel by motorboat along Venice’s canals and offer Mass in St. Mark’s Square during his visit to the “floating city,” the Vatican announced Monday. The Holy See Press ...

This weekend, on Sunday, April 28, Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Mark’s Square during a one-day trip to Venice, Italy. Afterward, he will privately venerate the relics of St. Mark the ...

In November 2019, Venice experienced one of its worst flooding ... dangerous to trigger the MOSE flood barriers, so St Mark's Square was covered by a low layer of water. St Mark's Basilica ...

Pope Francis waves to faithful at the end of a mass in St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy, Sunday, April 28, 2024. The Pontiff arrived for his first-ever visit to the lagoon town including the ...

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VENICE — Venice has always been a place ... Francis’ dizzying morning visit, which ended with Mass in St. Mark’s Square, represented an increasingly rare outing for the 87-year-old pontiff ...