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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Much-revered Mahatma Gandhi reminded Christian missionaries that "a life of service and uttermost simplicity is the best ...

The first Holy Year was called in 1300, and in recent times they are generally celebrated every 25 to 50 years.