Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone ...

A coalition of Jewish organizations sent a letter to Pope Francis Monday saying his comments about the Israel-Hamas war “distort Israel’s legitimate military campaign and fuel antisemitism.” The Pope ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday formally inaugurates the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the ...

Photo by VATICAN MEDIA /CPP / HANS LUCAS Pope Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his ... Indonesia Sets Up 1,547 Health Posts for Road Travelers This Christmas, Year-end Holiday Official says ...

Abbas also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, and Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican ...

(photo: Simone Risoluti / Vatican Media) Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican December 9, 2024 On Nov. 25, Pope Francis published a note reiterating — and in an official sense, formalizing — his ...

Several Snopes readers wrote in asking whether Pope Francis appeared with the Nativity. The photos of the Pope with the Nativity ... Vatican News, the official news source of the Vatican, wrote that ...

After more music, a message from the Pope, and an address from President ... and Nicolas Sarkozy before taking the to take an official photo with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians.

Britain saw in 2025 with a series of spectacular fireworks displays – despite weather warnings threatening celebrations. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames as London defied ...

The plane crashed after a suspected bird strike on the engine before it veered off the runway, hit a fence and burst into ...

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to ...

Mercedes-Benz has delivered an all-electric G-Class to serve as the official Popemobile. This move aligns with the Vatican’s commitment to sustainability and Pope Francis’ encyclical ...