Pilgrims lined up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks the ...

Boston’s newly installed Archbishop Richard Henning led Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End.

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 ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating Christmas Mass after opening the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis said the birth of Jesus ...

On a windy winter night, thousands of people were sitting in St. Peter's Square watching the liturgy ... Communion to them ...

The pope inaugurated the Catholic Church's historic 2025 Jubilee of "Hope" on Christmas Eve at the Vatican in traditional ...

The 88-year-old Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, officially launching ...

O come, O come, Emmanuel,” we sing as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas. Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us. But what does Emmanuel look like?

The annual challenge for clerics is to present a story listeners think they know everything about — the Son of God being born ...