Tourists approaching the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica Saturday, July 11, 1998, walk through street works. The Vatican crosses a key milestone Thursday, May 9, 2024, in the run-up to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year: a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and has already brought months of headaches to Romans. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti)