Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the ...

The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.

ROME -- Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...

Pope Francis called for cease-fires for the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East during his Christmas message in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

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 the quiet of Christmas Eve 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching a “Jubilee of Hope.” ...

The 88-year-old Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching ...

Remembered as a humble leader and a defender of the most vulnerable, especially unborn children, St. John Paul II described ...

The Vatican has taken the first main step to fulfill Pope Francis' wish that Belgium's late king be beatified for having ...

The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified.