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

Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to mark Epiphany. According to the Bible, the feast marks the day that three wise men guided by a star came to visit the newborn Jesus. Francis said ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — After receiving backlash from Jewish groups, the Vatican chose to not put the keffiyeh back in its ...

I declared a mounting crisis in Jewish/Catholic relations the most under-covered Vatican story of 2025. Early indications are ...

A new pedestrian square and walkway connecting Rome’s historic center to the Vatican and renovations to the Trevi Fountain ...

Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of what he described as a “sign of utter disrespect for human life” perpetrated by a man who drove a pickup truck through crowds ...

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a "firm commitment" to ...

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

The life of the church in 2024 was defined as much by what did not happen, as by what did. The most important thing that did ...

It’s telling that in this present moment of the Church, we are divided over the essential means of our communion.

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 ...