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's stamina and ...
Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast on Friday, emphasizing that “hope and kindness ...
Nearly 3,000 people turned out for LA's launch of the 2025 Jubilee Year at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
On Christmas Eve in 2024 Pope Francis opened the first Holy Door. One TikToker thinks he heard the screams of a kid possibly ...
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo/Lawrence Awuni Bolgatanga, Dec 30, GNA – The Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, Bishop of the ...
Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...
Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...
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 ...
Rome unveiled the new-look piazza in front of the papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran on Saturday as part of works for the ...
With Hanukkah this year coming at the same time as Christmas, it is a wonderful reminder for us all—Christians and Jews— that ...