Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year. It kicks off a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw ...

Pope Francis knocked on the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica and was the first to walk through it, inaugurating the 2025 ...

From his wheelchair, Francis knocked a few times and the great Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica swung open ... and the city is already groaning under the weight of overtourism.

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas ...

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

Pope Francis has called for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the ...

At the start of Christmas Eve Mass, Francis will push open the Holy Door on St. Peter’s Basilica, which will stay open ...

With the St. Peter’s Holy Door now open to the public, a steady stream of pilgrims was filing into the basilica ... he has only one foreign trip under study: A May visit to Turkey to commemorate ...

Pope Francis waves before delivering the Urbi et Orbi from the main balcony of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican ... they will pull the rug out from under our feet at any time.

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica to mark the start of the ... So far, he has only one foreign trip under study: A May visit to Turkey to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary ...