This is a very significant beginning,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the chief Vatican organizer of the Jubilee Year, said in a ...

Pope Francis, the first “pilgrim of hope” to cross the Holy Door’s threshold, inaugurated the 2025 Jubilee Year by opening the papal basilica’s door on Dec. 24.

The epicenter of Roman Catholicism, St. Peter's Basilica is centered in Vatican City and is renowned for its stunning architecture. What's more, it's open daily for free. (Though it's closed on ...

The Mass also marked the Jubilee Year, launched on Christmas, with Francis noting that 'Mary is the door through which Christ ...

For his last message of 2024, Pope Francis reflected on the ongoing work for the Jubilee that has begun. He celebrated the ...

St. Peter's Basilica is a historic church founded in the 4th century, which enshrines the tomb of St. Peter, who is considered the first Pope of the Catholic Church. The current basilica was ...

Pope Francis, accompanied by children in traditional attire, smiles after delivering a statue of the baby Jesus to the ...

The Vatican and Microsoft have unveiled an extraordinary digital recreation of St. Peter’s Basilica, combining cutting-edge AI with centuries-old heritage to bring the famed monument into the ...

Cancel anytime. VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and Microsoft have unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important ...