Just what is a Jubilee year? The first Jubilee year was started by Pope Boniface VII in 1300, making this year the 27th ordinary Jubilee. The Christian Jubilee has its origins in the Jewish ...

Since 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII issued the first Jubilee Bull, millions of pilgrims have journeyed to Rome. Their outward pilgrimage symbolised an inner desire for renewal, seeking to align ...

The dead pope was found guilty, stripped of his title, and his body was thrown into the Tiber River. Not long after, Stephen was strangled to death by his enemies. Boniface VIII was a ruthless ...