Pope Francis sits before delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ‘to the city and to the world’ ) Christmas’ day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican ...

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw more than 30 million pilgrims ...

Pope Francis presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, after opening the basilica's holy door marking the start of the Catholic jubilar ...

With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first pope to open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica without living to ...

People wait for Pope Francis to deliver his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on December 25 ...

The pope invoked the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which he opened on Christmas Eve to launch the 2025 Jubilee, as representing God’s mercy, which "unties every knot; it tears down every ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, ... went into the Christmas week and Jubilee launch with a cold that forced him to deliver his weekly Sunday blessing from indoors.

Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year, ... went into the Christmas week and Jubilee launch with a cold that forced him to deliver his weekly Sunday blessing from indoors.