In these early days of the new year, many of us are probably feeling a mixture of anxiety and hope – anxious about the many ...

Pope Francis launches a Jubilee of Hope with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, symbolizing reconciliation ...

This is true of the Sign of the Cross ... is accompanied by the words “and of the Holy Spirit.” It recalls Christ’s death and resurrection: moving from the left shoulder, representing ...

Father Francesco Patton is seen in a Dec. 28, 2024, in the Franciscan Curia in Jerusalem. He has a unique perspective on the plight of Christians in the region as head of the Franciscan Custody of the ...

The Holy Family presents a profound portrait ... May the serenity and joy, the justice and peace that Christ brought to humanity through his birth, reign in every home. This Sunday reflection ...

All year long, peace is mocked in the Holy Land. Across the barbed-wire frontier that divides Palestine with a crown of thorns, Arab legionnaires in red-and-white-checked kefiyas and Jewish ...

It is an interesting time for Pope Francis to have ushered in a Holy Year, also known as a jubilee, for the global Catholic Church – a time for peace, forgiveness and pardon. With the sad ...

Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace ... Holy Door, amid new security fears following a deadly Christmas market attack in Germany. Many paused to touch the door as they passed and made the sign ...

Pilgrims were lined up on Christmas Day to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica, as the Jubilee is expected to bring some 32 million Catholic faithful to Rome.