Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica, launching the Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations set to draw ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church ...

Leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer from inside the chapel of his residence because of a cold, Pope Francis ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.

The corridor was built by Florence’s powerful Medici family to allow them to move secretly and safely from one part of the ...

Pope Francis turns 88 on Dec. 17. Could he retire soon? A papal resignation could normalize the process, shifting Church ...

The Pope's got jokes. Because religion isn't drab and dour, because laughter humanises, and without humanity where would we ...

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty", a day after the territory's rescue agency ...

In late November, during a brief audience with people involved in the sport of motorcycle racing, Pope Francis asked for ...

Interview. Church historian Yann Raison du Cleuziou discusses the church’s historical debates on popular religion, ...

In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen and Gerry examine insights from Pope Francis' forthcoming autobiography and ...