Pilgrims from around the world have been passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica this week.

Pope Francis on December 24 inaugurated the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome. One of the symbolic images of every Jubilee is ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), called on ...

Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving ...

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The head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has made a rare UK radio appearance after his message of peace and hope was ...

The head of the Catholic Church wished listeners ‘peace, fellowship and gratitude’ in the new year as he gave the Thought for ...

The Pope on Tuesday celebrated the inauguration of the Jubilee Year by symbolically opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s ...

Pope Francis, who is 88 and was born in Argentina, gave the Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday, and urged ...

Pope Francis has spoken of creating “a world full of hope and kindness” in a recorded message requested by Oxford ...

Pope Francis has urged people not to be drawn towards “pessimism and resignation” despite wars and social injustices ...