Pope Francis kicked off the Jubilee this week, marking the start of the Holy Year in Italy as 32 million pilgrims are expected to travel to Rome this year.

The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.

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

Pope Francis visits Rebibbia Prison in Rome, where he will symbolically open a Holy Door with inmates and preside over a Mass. Francis has dedicated the 2025 Jubilee, the once-every-25-year ...

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

The Vatican press office had distributed the text of the homily the pope prepared for the Mass, but the pope did not use it.

New renovations and AI-powered digital tours offer visitors a chance to see the historic site ahead of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

The federal government aptly fills the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the ongoing production of western land management. In the words of Charles Dickens, “he was a tight-fisted hand at ...

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 20 people, including five children, ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight ...

It was a true holiday gift this week to see an opinion piece in The New York Times by Pope Francis. In a short essay adapted ...