Pope Francis is delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" message and blessing on Christmas Day from Vatican City.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope ...

Prior to 1985, it was only given to people in the Vatican City by the pope from the Central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica. However, the faithful around the world can now listen via radio ...

Pope Francis presides over Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican, beginning with the opening of the Holy Door. #popefrancis ...

Watch live as Pope Francis delivers his annual “Urbi et Orbi” speech on Christmas Day from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ...