Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

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

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...

Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the ...

The Jubilee ceremony begins with Pope Francis opening the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica. The ceremony includes prayers in ...

Marking the Holy Year of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis opened a Holy Door at a prison in Rome on Thursday, offering a ...

"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...

Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prison. Francis traveled to Rebibbia prison on a frigid morning.

Traversing the Holy Door is one way that the faithful can obtain ... Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times ...

Groups of pilgrims enter St Peter’s Basilica through the Holy Door a day after Pope Francis opened it for the start of the Catholic Jubilee Year 2025. AFP via Getty Images The calendar ...