Pope Francis on Dec. 24 officially launched the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, encouraging Christians to use the milestone ...

Pope Francis will conduct centuries-old rituals that open symbolic doors to forgiveness. They're not portals to other ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

Pope Francis insisted that a “just and lasting peace” can only be achieved in our world if people first turn to the “Father ...

Pope Francis prayed that the Jubilee Year may become “a season of hope” and reconciliation in a world at war and suffering ...

Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual ... saying there was a need for ...

Pope Francis said the story of Jesus' birth as a poor carpenter's son should instil hope that all people can make an impact ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

The rite of opening the Holy Doors of the main basilicas of Rome to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee Year is perhaps one of the ...

Francis has called repeatedly over his 11-year papacy for more developed nations to forgive the debts faced by low-income countries. In the new message, the pope said many poorer nations are also ...

Pope Francis ... world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times ...

Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica ... and divest ourselves of all that is superfluous, in order to clothe ourselves in Christ.” The Pope highlighted that the ...