Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to ...

On the first day of 2025, Pope Francis warned Christians against “imagining or inventing a God in the abstract” during his ...

Security around the Vatican was at its highest levels following the Christmas market attack last week in Germany, the ...

It’s telling that in this present moment of the Church, we are divided over the essential means of our communion.

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

The Pope on Tuesday celebrated the inauguration of the Jubilee Year by symbolically opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s ...

Pilgrims from around the world have been passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica this week.

Rome prepares for Jubilee 2025, a Holy Year emphasizing reconciliation and restoring relationships with God. Expect an influx ...

The faithful from different parts of the world and from different walks of life have already passed through the open Holy ...

Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...