Days earlier, just before Christmas, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the executions of 37 prisoners, responding to ...

Church leaders have “a sense of hope for Syria’s future”, the apostolic nuncio said, after the Patriarchs and Heads of ...

If you are visiting Rome with kids or tweens, use this detailed itinerary for 5 days in Rome to help plan your family trip to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to ...

That said, some traditional Catholic households keep their Christmas trees up until Feb. 2 — 40 days after Christmas — to ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to ...

His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Wednesday, advocated debt forgiveness for poor countries to enable the internationally ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...

It’s telling that in this present moment of the Church, we are divided over the essential means of our communion.

Bishops worldwide celebrated the opening of the 2025 Holy Year Dec. 29 with Masses in their cathedrals and co-cathedrals to ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years. Pilgrims who participate can obtain “indulgences” — the centuries-old feature of the ...

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Pope Francis’ vicar for the Diocese of Rome, described the event as “a gesture that renews our ...