The 2800-word text says that a “year of forgiveness and freedom” was declared every half-century by ancient Jewish ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message ...

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

In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for ...

Pope Francis has opened the great Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony kicks off the 2025 Holy Year.

During his traditional Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia December 21, 2024, Pope Francis criticized what he sees as ...

Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural ...

Christmas message, Pope Francis urged the world to “silence the sound of arms" and find reconciliation, “even (with) our ...

A Special Birthday for Pope Francis. On , Pope Francis celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday, a significant milestone for a ...

VATICAN CITY — An aging and frail Pope Francis began what may prove to be the most ambitious year of his papacy with a ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation "extremely grave." ...