ROME (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a busy Christmas season on Monday by calling for the faithful to promote a culture of ...

Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before. Pope Francis ...

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

Pope Francis delivered his annual "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas message and blessing from the Vatican ...

Pope Francis opened the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, launching the Jubilee year of ...

According to the Vatican, the tradition began in 1300 when Pope Boniface VII announced the first Jubilee. Later, Jubilees ...

Pope Francis’ Christmas message was a plea for reconciliation, peace and care for others. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican and ...

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for ...

In his Christmas Day address, Francis mentioned the Ukraine conflict directly and called for "the boldness needed to open the ...

Hope lives, Francis reminded the faithful on Christmas Eve, as he spoke of the blessed arrival of the Christ Child and the start of the Jubilee. Pope Francis carries the statue of the Child Jesus ...

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

Hope lives, Pope Francis said in his homily for Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican as he reflected on the incredible fact that the infinite God became a small Child. “God is Emmanuel, he is God ...