Pope Francis kicked off the Jubilee this week, marking the start of the Holy Year in Italy as 32 million pilgrims are expected to travel to Rome this year.

Along with the blazing-red serge uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, there is perhaps no other official ensemble as ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope ...

"I invite every individual, and all people of all nations ... to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and ...

"The mystery that never ceases to amaze and move us was renewed this night: the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, the Son of ...

Every night without fail, a mobile phone rings in the Holy Family church in Gaza, and a parish priest answers. The voice at ...

Hope lives, Francis reminded the faithful on Christmas Eve, as he spoke of the blessed arrival of the Christ Child and the start of the Jubilee.

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 22 people, including five ...

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will deliver his Sunday blessing from indoors. The Vatican cited the cold ...

Pope Francis delivered Christmas messages at the Vatican, warning against gossip, while the Holy See announced he is ...

Francis urged the Vatican inner circle to bless more and talk less badly of others. It wasn’t the first time he had used the ...