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

Across faiths and across the globe, prominent individuals whose legacies are likely to continue to shape their ministries and ...

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 ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...

(Photo: Myrabella/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0) The anti-mafia collective “A Maffia no A vitaIé” (“No to the mafia, yes to life” in Corsican) called on Pope Francis December 3 ...

Further reading: The Vatican to sponsor unprecedented conference on its relations with China “Next week, Chinese translation will begin here at the audience,” Pope Francis announced during the ...

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

Pope Francis on Tuesday opened the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, marking the official beginning of the ...

If you can't make it to Rome this Christmas Eve, you can still watch Pope Francis' traditional holiday mass from the comfort ...

Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal died on December 23 at the age of 90. He died at 6:30 pm, and was also reportedly suffering ...

Francis opened his annual Christmas address to the Catholic cardinals who lead the Vatican’s various departments with what ...