Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year, he will launch a ...

Francis is recovering before the inauguration of the Holy Year on Christmas Eve. He will also conduct the Midnight Mass. The ...

The Pope called for a worldwide ceasefire during Christmas. Francis, who was nursing a cold, prayed from the chapel of the ...

Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning ...

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will give the Sunday blessing ahead of a busy week that includes Christmas Eve and ...

In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before — ...

With the opening of the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis’ schedule of liturgies in December and January has expanded.

Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve, ...

The theme of the Holy Year is "Pilgrims of Hope." The papal bull that introduced the Jubilee Year is titled "Spes Non ...

In 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before.

Signs around the Eternal City declare "Roma si trasforma" -- "Rome is transformed" as an explanation for the ubiquitous ...