Amid security worries, millions of pilgrims are expected to descend on Rome for a Jubilee Year of major Catholic celebrations ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" at the Vatican on Christmas Eve in traditional ceremonies before addressing thousands of Catholic faithful the next day.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest. It happened on Sept. 21, 1953 – the beginning of spring in Buenos Aires – during a spontaneous visit to ...

President Joe Biden will travel to Italy next month to meet with Pope Francis and top Italian officials for what is expected ...

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and ...

It was a rare decision by Pope Francis that no one in the Church disagreed with – on Wednesday he decided to make the Martyrs of Compiègne officially saints.

After decades of priestly service, the Massachusetts priest is set to begin his next mission in January as director of the ...

Pope Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it. According to ...

Pope Francis is celebrating his 88th birthday. He is one of the oldest popes in the history of the Church and the oldest ...

Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations of a twin suicide bomb plot against him.