The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is perhaps one of the most solemn events of the Catholic Church, with centuries of tradition. The ...

Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer from inside the chapel of his residence because of a cold, Pope Francis nevertheless blessed the baby Jesus figurines children and ad ...

The cardinals, bishops, priests, religious and laypeople who work in the Roman Curia are called to spread the blessings of God, but they cannot do that if they habitually speak i ...

Several hundred people gathered at Magdeburg Cathedral in the evening of Dec. 21 for an ecumenical prayer service to remember the victims of the Dec. 20 Christmas mark ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 20 announced his intention to appoint Brian Burch, currently the president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace ...

Israel's minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism asked Pope Francis to clarify his remarks about the need to ...

As many as 3,000 Catholic school children from poor families in the Philippines made their pop music debut in a new Christmas ...

Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia attend an Advent reflection led by Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the new preacher of the papal household, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, ...

Pope Francis praised Catholics who support the Pontifical Mission Societies' work with the poor and those on the margins of society, saying such assistance is a concrete expressi ...

RAINTREE -- El domingo después de Navidad, la Arquidiócesis de Boston se unirá al Santo Padre y al resto de la Iglesia Católica en la celebración de un Año Jubilar, titul ...

PSWICH -- Un sonido rústico, simple y poderoso en su alegría y seriedad, resonó en el salón parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza en Ipswich en la helada tarde del 15 d ...