The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...

As the Pope left the Rebibbia prison, he stopped to greet the 300 inmates and staff who had waited outside of the crowded ...

"I wanted all of us, inside or out, to have an opportunity to throw open the doors of our hearts and understand that hope ...

He is dressed in simple white vestments. He is helped to settle ... "We prepare to cross the Holy Door with faith, the steps of our journey are the steps of the whole pilgrim Church in the world ...

“The first Holy Door I opened at Christmas in St. Peter ... side of the road outside of the prison from the window of the white Fiat 500 car bringing him back to Vatican City.