Over the past week, several news outlets have reported that the "Holy Stairs" -- said to have been climbed by Jesus on his way to face trial -- have been restored and reopened in Rome.Yes, the stairs ...

Just in time for Holy Week, a holy staircase believed to be "stained with Christ's blood" from the crucifixion is open to Christian pilgrims after 300 years of being closed off. The 28 steps of Rome's ...

Visitors to Rome this Easter can have a once-in-a-lifetime experience: climbing the original stairs that Jesus is said to have walked on while on his way up to be judged by Pontius Pilate before his ...

ROME - The bare, white marble of Rome’s ‘Scala Sancta,’ which are believed to be the stairs trod by Christ on the day of his trial and death, are exposed and visible to pilgrims for the first time in ...

ROME, Italy (WPVI) -- Visitors to Rome this Easter can have a once-in-a-lifetime experience: climbing the original stairs that Jesus is said to have walked while on his way up to be judged by Pontius ...

Francesca Cencia maps the restoration of a fresco of the crucified Jesus above the Holy Stairs at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome July 10. Vatican restorers are completing the ...

Notes from pilgrims are seen as workers remove a wooden covering over the Holy Stairs at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome March 15, 2019. Pilgrims will have the opportunity to climb ...

ROME, April 17 (Reuters) - Rome's "Holy Stairs," which some Catholics believe were climbed by Jesus in Jerusalem, have been uncovered from a protective wooden casing for the first time in nearly three ...

With large sheets of plain plywood blocking public access to the Holy Stairs, one woman lovingly touched a large color photograph of the stairs, made the sign of the cross, lowered her head and prayed ...

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's "Holy Stairs," which some Catholics believe were climbed by Jesus in Jerusalem, have been uncovered from a protective wooden casing for the first time in nearly three centuries ...