W, February 1st, 2001
As the world's most ancient noble families fiercely guard their traditions, new arrivals, from Martin Scorrese to Gloria Von Thurn and Taxi lle Eternal Gly.
As you read this, workmen should be laying the last bricks to reseal the Porta Santa, one of the five great bronze doors of St. Peter's Basilica. At the start of last year s Jubilee, it was reopened for the first time in 25 years, following a tradition established in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII. During that first Holy Year, pilgrims who made the trip to Rome had to complete 15 visits to the sepulchres of the apostles in order to be grant...
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