Pope Francis opens the Holy Year 2025, continues calls for peace, and addresses global challenges, emphasizing love, hope, ...

The pope has contracted a cold and will skip his usual outdoor Sunday prayer, instead giving the ... St. Peter’s Square on Sundays. Pope Francis sounded congested on Saturday as he gave his ...

In his Angelus address on Dec. 26, Pope Francis reflected on Stephen’s last words as he was being stoned to death: “Lord, do ...

Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning ...

The 2800-word text says that a “year of forgiveness and freedom” was declared every half-century by ancient Jewish ...

Pope Brings Holy Year and Prayers for Better Future to Rome Prison, a 'Cathedral of Pain and Hope' ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday ...

ROME — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and ...