He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...

The pope opened the Jubilee Holy Doors praying that the Holy Spirit would soften hearts so that "enemies may speak to each ...

When dictator Fulgencio Batista fled in the early hours of January 1, 1959, few imagined the sweeping changes ahead for the ...

At the start of the 2025 Holy Year celebration he dedicated to hope, Francis called for broad reconciliation “even (with) our ...

Nearly half a million households were left without power on Christmas Day in frigid weather after further missile attacks by ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, ...

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation ...

Faithful from all over the word started flocking to St. Peter’s square and lining up braving chilly temperatures to cross the Holy Door on Wednesday and thus receive the Catholic Church indulgence for ...

Pope Francis also remembered children suffering from war and hunger, the elderly living in solitude, those fleeing their ...

Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to ...