Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...

Passing through them during the holy year symbolizes entry into a new life in Christ and the beginning of a journey of conversion. On Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. local time, Pope Francis will open the first ...

The Pope will open the "Jubilee" or "Holy Year 2025" on Christmas Eve. What does that entail? And why is Rome expecting millions of visitors? First and foremost, it is a traditional religious ...

Pope Francis emphasized that “no child is ever a mistake” during his last Angelus address before Christmas Day. “A child is a gift of life,” the Holy Father told crowds of pilgrims on ...

When Pope Francis formally opens the Holy Year next week, he will launch a dizzying 12-month calendar of events that include special Jubilee Masses for the faithful from all walks of life When ...

When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month ... That his big plans for a Holy Year had turned their city into a giant construction pit, with traffic-clogging roadworks tearing up major ...

Rome's relationship with Jubilees dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the first Holy Year in what historians say marked the definitive designation of Rome as the center of Christianity.

December 16, Citadel Holy Sword Management Co., Ltd. (Holy Sword Management), a U.S.-based firm, has officially announced its expansion into the Japanese market. Leveraging its globally leading ...

The Vatican says Francis’s plan to open a fifth holy door Dec. 26 at Rome’s Rebibbia prison will be the first time a pope does so at a penal institution.The doors remain open throughout the ...

Rome’s relationship with Jubilees dates to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the first Holy Year in what historians say marked the definitive designation of Rome as the center of ...