Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

VATICAN— Pope Francis has officially declared the 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns of Compiègne, executed during the Reign of ...

Pope Francis has appointed a new bishop to a Texas-based diocese who will replace a theologically conservative critic of the ...

The Holy Father recalled the popularity of the sport in rural villages in the past and its tendency to help foster a sense of ...

Father Roberto Pasolini told members of the Roman Curia on Dec. 20 that God “sees littleness not as a limitation but as a ...

In a statement, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago's archbishop, expressed gratitude to Pope Francis for the "gift of these ...

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

December 24, 2024, Pope Francis will inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee opening of the first Holy Door: a year of great significance ...

President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row; a move that almost fulfills a ...

According to the Vatican, the tradition began in 1300 when Pope Boniface VII announced the first Jubilee. Later, Jubilees ...